Multiple Choice
Which of the following makes the Consumer Price Index a less accurate measure of the cost of living?
i. The monthly price survey conducted to collect information about prices is very unreliable.
ii. The existence of a new goods bias in the calculation of the CPI.
iii. The existence of a quality change bias in the calculation of the CPI.
A) i only
B) ii only
C) i and ii
D) ii and iii
E) i, ii and iii
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