The quality change bias is most likely to put ________ into the CPI and so ________ the inflation rate
A) a downward bias; understate
B) an upward bias; understate
C) an upward bias; overstate
D) a downward bias; overstate
E) a random bias; randomly overstate or understate
C
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A) due to the fact that workers must search for appropriate job offers. B) a result of a poor match of worker's abilities and skills with current requirements of employers. C) a result of business recessions that occur when aggregate demand is insufficient to create full employment. D) a result of the seasonal pattern of work in specific industries.
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a. Higher prices b. Lower prices c. Unchanged prices d. None of the above
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