The Consumer Price Index market basket contains
A) the goods and services that the economists working for the BLS believes consumers should buy.
B) the U.S.-produced goods and services purchased by an average urban household.
C) the minimal dietary requirements of an average urban household.
D) the goods and services purchased by an average urban household.
E) the ideal calorie intake of each member of an average urban household.
D
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Refer to Scenario 12.1. Suppose that a third friend, Ryan, joins Simon and Paula on their way home from school, and this reduces the probability of any particular individual from stepping forward to help the man being attacked from 70% to 40%
What is the probability of either Simon, Paula, Ryan, or any combination of the three trying to rescue the man? A) 28.8% B) 49.6% C) 78.4% D) 93.6%
If a market basket was defined in 2014 and it cost $10,000 to purchase the items in that basket in 2014, while it cost $11,000 to purchase those identical goods in 2015, then the base year is
A. 2014. B. 2013. C. 2015. D. none of these.