A tenant whose apartment has just been converted to cooperative ownership
Answer:
D) all other factors being constant, it is likely the CPI would rise during the year in question.
Explanation:
The CPI measures the price of a basket of goods and that basket includes both housing expenses and gasoline, but housing expenses are "heavier" than gasoline (their relative weight on the CPI is much higher) because they represent a much larger portion of a household's income. It is common for a family to pay $1,000 (or much more) per month on rent or a mortgage, while how many people actually spend over $1,000 per month on gas?
An earned value report will likely show all of these measures.
