The increase in quality bias in the consumer price index refers to the idea that price increases in the CPI reflect pure inflation, but ________ quality increases. This causes the CPI to ________ the cost of the market basket
A) also; understate
B) also; overstate
C) not; understate
D) not; overstate
Answer: D
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