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Chapter 23 Measuring the Cost of Living Test A . When the consumer price index rises, a typical family a. can spend fewer dollars to maintain the same standard of living. b. finds that its standard of living is not affected. c. has to spend more dollars to maintain the same standard of living. d. None of the above answers is necessarily correct. ANSWER: c. has to spend more dollars to maintain the same standard of living. TYPE: M KEY1: D SECTION: 1 OBJECTIVE: 1 RANDOM: Y . The inflation rate is defined as the a. cost of inflation. b. cost of borrowing. c. percentage change in real G