Suppose the CPI does indeed overstate the inflation rate. When the CPI increases by 5 percent and household incomes increase by 5 percent, we should conclude that real incomes of households have:
A. increased.
B. increased more slowly than has inflation.
C. stayed constant.
D. decreased.
Answer: C
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