For Purposes of Calculating the CPI,the Transportation Category of Consumer

question 91

Multiple Choice

For purposes of calculating the CPI,the transportation category of consumer spending includes the cost of

• A)subways.
• B)gasoline.
• C)both subways and gasoline.
• D)neither subways nor gasoline.

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