According to the Table Shown, What Can Be Said About

question 63

Multiple Choice

According to the table shown, what can be said about the cost of living in 2010?

• A) It was lower than in the base year.
• B) People experienced a decrease in the cost of living because the CPI is less than 100.
• C) People experienced an increase in the cost of living because the CPI isn't over 100.
• D) There must have been a recession because the CPI is less than 100.

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