Multiple Choice
The CPI tends to overstate the true inflation rate because
A) we cannot know what the true inflation rate is.
B) it fails to consider the effects of new products in the marketplace.
C) the market basket actually selected is inappropriate.
D) the market basket fails to weigh housing costs sufficiently.
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