One Shortcoming of a Cost-Of-Living Index Using a Basket of Goods

question 18

Multiple Choice

One shortcoming of a cost-of-living index using a basket of goods to represent price levels is that

• A) it does not adjust prices to a base year.
• B) changes to the quality of the basket items are not measured.
• C) the index may not measure inflation over a given period of time.
• D) too many adjustments are made in the mix as relative prices change.

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