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Table 24-1
The table below pertains to Pieway, an economy in which the typical consumer’s basket consists of 10 bushels of peaches and 15 bushels of pecans.
Year | Price of | Price of |
2005 | $11 per bushel | $6 per bushel |
2006 | $9 per bushel | $10 per bushel |
Refer to Table 24-1. The cost of the basket in 2006 was
a. | $210. | |
b. | $240. | |
c. | $245. | |
d. | $200. |
Table 24-1
The table below pertains to Pieway, an economy in which the typical consumer’s basket consists of 10 bushels of peaches and 15 bushels of pecans.
Year | Price of | Price of |
2005 | $11 per bushel | $6 per bushel |
2006 | $9 per bushel | $10 per bushel |
Refer to Table 24-1. If 2005 is the base year, then the CPI for 2005 was
a. | 120. | |
b. | 83.3. | |
c. | 100. | |
d. | 200. |
Table 24-1
The table below pertains to Pieway, an economy in which the typical consumer’s basket consists of 10 bushels of peaches and 15 bushels of pecans.
Year | Price of | Price of |
2005 | $11 per bushel | $6 per bushel |
2006 | $9 per bushel | $10 per bushel |
Refer to Table 24-1. If 2005 is the base year, then the CPI for 2006 was
a. | 120. | |
b. | 83.3. | |
c. | 240. | |
d. | 100. |
Table 24-1
The table below pertains to Pieway, an economy in which the typical consumer’s basket consists of 10 bushels of peaches and 15 bushels of pecans.
Year | Price of | Price of |
2005 | $11 per bushel | $6 per bushel |
2006 | $9 per bushel | $10 per bushel |
Refer to Table 24-1. If 2006 is the base year, then the CPI for 2005 was
a. | 120. | |
b. | 100. | |
c. | 83.3. | |
d. | 200. |
Ans. Option b
Cost kf basket in 2006 = Total expenditure on peaches and pecans at 2006 prices = 10*9 + 15*10 = $240
Ans. Option c
Cost of basktet in 2005 = Total expenditure on peaches and pecans at 2005 prices = 10*11 + 15*6 = $200
CPI in 2005 with 2005 as base year = (Cost of basket in 2005/ cost of basket in 2005) *100 = 100
Ans. Option a
CPI in 2006 = (Cost of basket in 2006/Cost of basket in 2005)*100 = (240/200)*100 = 120
Ans. Option c
CPI of 2005 when 2006 is the base year = ( Cost of basket of goods in 2005/Cost if basket of goods in 2006)*100 = (200/240)*100 = 83.33