Price indexes like the CPI are calculated using a base year. The term base year refers to:
A. the first year that price data are available.
B. any year in which inflation was higher than 5 percent.
C. the most recent year in which the business cycle hit the trough.
D. an arbitrarily chosen reference year.
Answer: D
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