When the Quality of a Good Improves While Its Price

question 21

Multiple Choice

When the quality of a good improves while its price remains the same, the purchasing power of the dollar

• A)increases, so the CPI overstates the change in the cost of living if the quality change is not accounted for.
• B)increases, so the CPI understates the change in the cost of living if the quality change is not accounted for.
• C)decreases, so the CPI overstates the change in the cost of living if the quality change is not accounted for.
• D)decreases, so the CPI understates the change in the cost of living if the quality change is not accounted for.

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