In General,if a Consumer Good Is Produced Domestically and Consumed

question 126

Multiple Choice

In general,if a consumer good is produced domestically and consumed domestically,a decrease in its price will have which of the following effects?

• A)The consumer price index will decrease relatively more than will the GDP deflator.
• B)The consumer price index and the GDP deflator will decrease by the same amount.
• C)The consumer price index will decrease relatively less than will the GDP deflator.
• D)One cannot generalize about the decrease in the consumer price index relative to the decrease in the GDP deflator.

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Linear Relationship

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