Multiple Choice
In Bovania,milk constitutes 56% of the typical basket of goods for a typical consumer.Let's say the price of milk rises by 7% and the prices of all other goods fall by 4%.Based on the information given,we can definitely say:
A) the consumer price index (CPI) in Bovania is greater than in the previous year.
B) the CPI in Bovania is less than in the previous year.
C) if consumers get a 4% pay raise, they are worse off in terms of their real income compared to inflation as measured by the Bovanian CPI.
D) the gross domestic product (GDP) deflator must be higher than the CPI.
E) the GDP deflator must be less than the CPI.
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