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2 years ago

The table below pertains to a small agricultural economy where the typical consumer's basket

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r-ruslan [8.4K]2 years ago

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Answer:

125

Explanation:

Given the table:

Year

Price of Apples

Price of Oranges

2017

$2.0 per pound (Apples)

$2.00 per pound (Oranges)

2018

$1.5 per pound (Apples)

$3.00 per pound (Oranges

Consumer price index is obtained using the formular :

CPI = (Cost of market basket In current period / Cost of market basket in base period) * 100

Current period (2018):

Cost of 10 pounds of apple and 20 pounds of oranges :

($1.5 * 10) + ($3 * 20) = $15 + $60 = $75

Base year (2017)

Cost of 10 pounds of apple and 20 pounds of oranges :

($2 * 10) + ($2 * 20) = $20 + $40 = $60

Hence,

CPI = ($75 / $60) * 100

CPI = 1.25 * 100

CPI = 125

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