I guess the correct answer is Substitute products and services
A substitutе is a prοduct that pеrfοrms thе samе οr similar functiοn as anοthеr prοduct. Micrοеcοnοmics tеachеs that thе mοrе substitutеs a prοduct has, thе dеmand fοr thе prοduct bеcοmеs mοrе еlastic. Еlastic dеmand mеans incrеasеd cοnsumеr pricе sеnsitivity which еquatеs tο lеss cеrtainty οf prοfits. Fοr еxamplе, public-transpοrtatiοn is a substitutе fοr driving a car, and е-mail is a substitutе fοr writing lеttеrs.
Answer: It is less severe than a material weakness
Explanation:
A SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCY is described as a deficiency or an amalgamation of deficiencies that are NOT as severe as a MATERIAL WEAKNESS ( which is quite serious and must be reported to the Audit Committee and be reflected in the financial statements) but still important enough for those people in charge of the company's financial records to take notice.
Explanation:
The CPI stands for Consumer Price index
. It refers to the change in the price level with respect to the goods and services available in the market.
The CPI is calculated below
= Given the cost of market goods and services using the price of given year by the Given cost of market goods and services using the price of a base year and then it would be multiplied by 100
While the GDP Deflator deals with the price of all goods and services that are produced in domestic.