When Prices Are Rising

question 8

Multiple Choice

When prices are rising,

• A) The Laspeyres index tends to overstate the increase in the cost of living because of the substitution bias
• B) The Laspeyres index tends to understate the increase in the cost of living because of the substitution bias
• C) The Laspeyres index tends to overstate the increase in the cost of living because of the compensating variation bias
• D) The Laspeyres index tends to understate the increase in the cost of living because of the consumer preference bias

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