The Consumer Price Index (CPI) Is a Measure of Inflation

question 114

Multiple Choice

The consumer price index (CPI) is a measure of inflation for

• A) farmers.
• B) an elderly couple recently retired to Yuma, Arizona.
• C) Apple Computer.
• D) a typical consumer of the market basket used to calculate the index.

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