The Consumer Price Index (CPI)_____ Inflation Because It Includes an Item

question 3

Multiple Choice

The consumer price index (CPI) _____ inflation because it includes an item in the market basket only after the product becomes _____.

• A)overstates;unpopular
• B)overstates;obsolete
• C)overstates;widely used
• D)understates;widely used
• E)understates;obsolete

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