For the CPI to provide an accurate measure of the prices paid by urban consumers, it is necessary to
A) have a market basket that is consistent and corresponds to what households actually purchase.
B) make certain that the incomes of the consumers surveyed do not change because such a change would affect the market basket of the goods and services they buy.
C) change the market basket each month to reflect the changes that consumers make.
D) assign equal weights to all the goods and services included in the market basket surveyed so that nothing is over-weighted.
E) have prices stated in dollars so consumers can compare what they spend.
A
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A) result in capital resources being devoted to their most efficient uses. B) enhance economic growth. C) enhance economic freedom. D) create dead capital.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false