In the country of Shem, the CPI is calculated using a market basket consisting of 5 apples, 4 loaves of bread, 3 robes and 2 gallons of gasoline. The per-unit prices of these goods have been as follows:
Table 24-3

-Refer to Table 24-3.Using 2002 as the base year,what was the inflation rate between 2002 and 2003?
A) -8.89 percent
B) -7.14 percent
C) 3.75 percent
D) 11.25 percent
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Q24: Let 2004 be the base year;then
A)Inflation rate
Q25: Let 2002 be the base year;then
A)Inflation rate
Q26: In the country of Shem, the CPI
Q27: The market basket used to calculate the
Q30: Table 24-4
The table below pertains to an
Q31: In an imaginary economy,consumers buy only sandwiches
Q33: Table 24-4
The table below pertains to an
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