181.TowhichoftheproblemsintheconstructionoftheCPIisthecreationofthemobilephonemostrelevant? a.substitutionbias b.introductionofnewgoods c.unmeasuredqualitychange d.incomebias 182.Ifthequalityofagoodimproveswhileitspriceremainsthesame,thenthevalueofadollar a.risesandthecostoflivingincreases. b.risesandthecostoflivingdecreases. c.fallsandthecostoflivingincreases. d.fallsandthecostoflivingdecreases. 183.Ifthequalityofagooddeteriorateswhileitspriceremainsthesame,thenthevalueofadollar a.risesandthecostoflivingincreases. b.risesandthecostoflivingdecreases. c.fallsandthecostoflivingincreases. d.fallsandthecostoflivingdecreases. 184.Whenthequalityofagoodimproveswhileitspriceremainsthesame,thepurchasingpowerofthedollar a.increases,sotheCPIoverstatesthechangeinthecostoflivingifthequalitychangeisnotaccountedfor. b.increases,sotheCPIunderstatesthechangeinthecostoflivingifthequalitychangeisnotaccountedfor. c.decreases,sotheCPIoverstatesthechangeinthecostoflivingifthequalitychangeisnotaccountedfor. d.decreases,sotheCPIunderstatesthechangeinthecostoflivingifthequalitychangeisnotaccountedfor. 185.Whenthequalityofagooddeteriorateswhileitspriceremainsthesame,thepurchasingpowerofthedollar a.increases,sotheCPIoverstatesthechangeinthecostoflivingifthequalitychangeisnotaccountedfor. b.increases,sotheCPIunderstatesthechangeinthecostoflivingifthequalitychangeisnotaccountedfor. c.decreases,sotheCPIoverstatesthechangeinthecostoflivingifthequalitychangeisnotaccountedfor. d.decreases,sotheCPIunderstatesthechangeinthecostoflivingifthequalitychangeisnotaccountedfor. 186.OneofthewidelyacknowledgedproblemswithusingtheconsumerpriceindexasameasureofthecostoflivingisthattheCPI a.failstomeasureallchangesinthequalityofgoods. b.displaysahousingbias. c.accountsforchangesinpricesofsomegoods,butpricesofcertaingoodsareassumedtoremainconstant. d.Alloftheabovearecorrect. 187.SupposelawnmowersarepartofthemarketbasketusedtocomputetheCPI.Supposealsothatthequalityoflawnmowersdeteriorateswhilethepriceoflawnmowersstaysthesame.IftheBureauofLaborStatisticsisabletopreciselyadjusttheCPIfortheimprovementinquality,then,otherthingsequal, a.theCPIwillrise. b.theCPIwillfall. c.theCPIwillstaythesame. d.lawnmowerswillnolongerbeincludedinthemarketbasket. 188.Forsomeracquetsports,therehavebeenincreasesinthesizeoftheracquets;also,themethodsandmaterialsusedformakingracquetshaveimproved.TowhichproblemintheconstructionoftheCPIisthissituationmostrelevant? a.substitutionbias b.introductionofnewgoods c.unmeasuredqualitychange d.incomebias 189.Michelleboughtword-processingsoftwarein2009for$75.Michelle’scousin,Barry,boughtanupgradeofthesamesoftwarein2010for$75.TowhichproblemintheconstructionoftheCPIisthissituationmostrelevant? a.substitutionbias b.unmeasuredqualitychange c.introductionofnewgoods d.incomebias 190.WhichofthefollowingisthemostaccuratestatementabouttheeffectsofqualitychangeontheCPI? a.EventhoughtheBLSadjuststhepricesofproductsintheCPIbasketwhenthequalityoftheproductschanges,changesinqualityarestillaproblembecausequalityissohardtomeasure. b.BecausetheBLSadjuststhepricesofproductsintheCPIbasketwhenthequalityoftheproductschanges,changesinqualityarenolongeraproblemfortheCPI. c.TheBLSdoesnotadjusttheCPIforqualitychanges. d.MosteconomistsbelievethatchangesinthequalityofgoodsincludedintheCPIbasketdonotbiastheCPIasameasureofthecostofliving.