I Besides Measuring Change in the Prices of Goods and Services

question 5

Multiple Choice

i. Besides measuring change in the prices of goods and services, the consumer price indexes have a number of other applications. The CPI is used to determine real disposable personal income, deflate sales or other series, find the purchasing power of the dollar and establish cost of living increases. ii. The concept of real income is sometimes called deflated income or income expressed in constant dollars and the CPI is called the deflator.
iii. To deflate sales, the actual sales are multiplied by the wholesale price index and the result multiplied by 100.

• A) (i), (ii), and (iii) are all correct statements.
• B) (i) and (ii) are correct statements but not (iii).
• C) (i) and (iii) are correct statements but not (ii).
• D) (ii) and (iii) are correct statements but not (i).
• E) (i), (ii), and (iii) are all false statements.

Understand the procedural and legal requirements for forming a partnership, including the necessity and implications of written agreements.

Comprehend the significance of sole proprietorships in the business landscape and their comparison with other business forms.

Understand the concept of sustainable development and its significance for environmental conservation.

Familiarize with various environmental paradigms and their perspectives on human-environment interactions.

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