Samantha goes to the grocery store to make her monthly purchase of ginger ale. as she enters the soft drink section, she notices that the price of ginger ale has been increased 15 percent, so she decides to buy some peppermint tea instead. which of the following problems in the construction of the cpi is this situation most relevant to? a) substitution bias. b) introduction of new goods. c) unmeasured quality change. d) income effect.

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The following pertains to smoke, inc.’s investment in debt securities: on december 31, year 3, smoke reclassified a security acquired during the year for $70,000. it had a $50,000 fair value when it was reclassified from trading to available-for-sale. an available-for-sale security costing $75,000, written down to $30,000 in year 2 because of an other-than-temporary impairment of fair value, had a $60,000 fair value on december 31, year 3. what is the net effect of the above items on smoke’s net income for the year ended december 31, year 3?

Dan wants to start a supermarket in his hometown, and wants to get into the business only after finding out about the market and how successful his business might be. the best way for dan to gain knowledge is to: