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A-LevelEconomicsThe macroeconomy9708/12 · Feb/Mar 2016 · Q211 Mark

What always happens when there is an increase in the Consumer Price Index?

Aan increase in consumer expenditure
Ban increase in the cost of living
Creduction in living standards
Dreduction in real disposable income

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B: an increase in the cost of living

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The macroeconomy, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Economics, Feb/Mar 2016 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 21.

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