The Period for Which the Consumer Price Index Is Defined

question 48

Multiple Choice

The period for which the Consumer Price Index is defined to equal 100 is called the

• A)reference base period.
• B)base period.
• C)starting point.
• D)zero period.
• E)beginning period.

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