An example of the outlet substitution bias in the calculation of the CPI is a price increase in
A) GPS units versus AAA map books.
B) olive oil versus vegetable oil.
C) a 2012 Honda Civic relative to a 2004 Honda Civic.
D) textbooks bought through the campus bookstore relative to textbooks via Craigslist.
E) a trip to Mexico for a couple that had previously taken vacations in Europe
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