The three problems with using the consumer price index as a measure of the cost of living are

a. widely acknowledged and easy to solve.
b. widely acknowledged and difficult to solve.
c. nearly unacknowledged and easy to solve.
d. nearly unacknowledged and difficult to solve.

b

Economics

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Economists view shifts of supply and demand as

a. unusual events that call for government intervention b. unusual events resulting from the failure of the price to fall c. normal and frequent events d. normal and frequents events that do not affect equilibrium prices e. normal and frequent events that result from government intervention

Economics