When the Quality of a Good Improves While Its Price

question 21

Multiple Choice

When the quality of a good improves while its price remains the same, the purchasing power of the dollar

• A)increases, so the CPI overstates the change in the cost of living if the quality change is not accounted for.
• B)increases, so the CPI understates the change in the cost of living if the quality change is not accounted for.
• C)decreases, so the CPI overstates the change in the cost of living if the quality change is not accounted for.
• D)decreases, so the CPI understates the change in the cost of living if the quality change is not accounted for.

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Definitions:

Real GDP

The total value of all goods and services produced by a country adjusted for inflation, reflecting the real quantity of goods and services produced.

Percentage Change

A mathematical calculation that describes the degree of change over time, often used to compare the difference between two numbers expressed as a fraction of the initial value.

GDP Deflator

A price index that measures the change in the price level of all new, domestically produced, final goods and services in an economy.

Real GDP

Gross Domestic Product adjusted for inflation, which represents the value of all goods and services produced over a specific time period within a country.