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ECON MACRO 5th Edition by William McEachern

Edition 5ISBN: 978-1305659094
book ECON MACRO 5th Edition by William McEachern cover

ECON MACRO 5th Edition by William McEachern

Edition 5ISBN: 978-1305659094
Exercise 8
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX Calculate a new consumer price index for the data in Exhibit 5 in this chapter. Assume that current-year prices of Twinkies, fuel oil, and cable TV are $0.95/package, $1.25/gallon, and $15.00/month, respectively. Calculate the current year's cost of the market basket and the value of the current year's price index. What is this year's percentage change in the price level compared to the base year? 11eb5b3a_fa04_ee36_a9f3_953cd63fc5ae
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