When discussing the CPI, the term "commodity substitution bias" refers to changes in
A) prices that lead business to change the items they buy.
B) quantities that lead households to change the items they buy.
C) prices that lead households to change the items they buy.
D) income that lead households to change the items they buy.
E) stores so that consumers switch from one store to another.
C
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Which of the following statements is inconsistent with an elastic demand curve?
A. The relative change in quantity exceeds the relative change in price. B. Total revenues fall when prices rise. C. Buyers are relatively sensitive to price changes. D. The absolute value of the price elasticity of demand is less than 1.
When the AE curve shifts upward because the price level falls, the corresponding effect on the aggregate demand curve is
A) a shift rightward of the aggregate demand curve. B) a movement upward along the aggregate demand curve. C) a shift leftward of the aggregate demand curve. D) a movement downward along the aggregate demand curve. E) nothing because aggregate demand does respond to changes in the price level.
In the figure above, Gap maximizes its profit if it charges ________ per jacket
A) $100 B) $95 C) $75 D) $120
Refer to Table 2-12. What is Guatemala's opportunity cost of producing one sailboat?
A) 1/6 of a canoe B) 2/3 of a canoe C) 3 canoes D) 6 canoes