Recall the Application about the time involved in including cell phones in the calculation of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to answer the following question(s).According to the Application, the telecommunications component of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was biased:
A. upward by 0.8 to 1.9 percent.
B. upward by 1.8 to 2.9 percent.
C. downward by 0.8 to 1.9 percent.
D. downward by 1.8 to 2.9 percent.
Answer: A
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