
Economics 10th Edition by William McEachern
Edition 10ISBN: 978-1133188124
Economics 10th Edition by William McEachern
Edition 10ISBN: 978-1133188124 Exercise 2
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?


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Consumer price index
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