Suppose the price of a gallon of ice cream rises from $4 to $5 and the price of a can of coffee rises from $2 to $2.50 . If the CPI rises from 150 to 177, then people likely will buy

a. more ice cream and more coffee.
b. more ice cream and less coffee.
c. less ice cream and more coffee.
d. less ice cream and less coffee.


d

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