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In the following table, we present prices for three commonly used products—bread, fruits, and beverages—for the years 2008 through 2012.
 Bread  Fruits  Beverages  Year ($ per loaf)  ($ per kg) ($ per L) 2008$1.21$2.18$0.752009$1.23$2.35$0.752010$1.29$2.41$0.772011$1.35$2.54$0.772012$1.42$2.87$0.78\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|}\hline &\text { Bread } & \text { Fruits } & \text { Beverages } \\\hline \text { Year } & (\$ \text { per loaf) } & (\$ \text { per } \mathrm{kg}) & (\$ \text { per } \mathrm{L}) \\\hline 2008 & \$ 1.21 & \$ 2.18 & \$ 0.75 \\\hline 2009 & \$ 1.23 & \$ 2.35 & \$ 0.75 \\\hline 2010 & \$ 1.29 & \$ 2.41 & \$ 0.77 \\\hline 2011 & \$ 1.35 & \$ 2.54 & \$ 0.77 \\\hline 2012 & \$ 1.42 & \$ 2.87 & \$ 0.78 \\\hline\end{array}
Consider a family with the following yearly consumption for these products for the years 2008 through 2012.
 Bread  Fruits  Beverages  Year  (loaves)  (kg) (L) 20082,2002502,40020092,2002352,45020102,2002102,58020112,2001802,69020122,2001402,810\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | } \hline &\text { Bread } & \text { Fruits } & \text { Beverages } \\\hline \text { Year } &\text { (loaves) } & (\mathrm{kg}) & (\mathrm{L}) \\\hline \mathbf { 2 0 0 8 } & 2,200 & 250 & 2,400 \\\hline \mathbf { 2 0 0 9 } & 2,200 & 235 & 2,450 \\\hline \mathbf { 2 0 1 0 } & 2,200 & 210 & 2,580 \\\hline \mathbf { 2 0 1 1 } & 2,200 & 180 & 2,690 \\\hline \mathbf { 2 0 1 2 } & 2,200 & 140 & 2,810 \\\hline\end{array}
Answer the following questions using 2008 as the base year.
-Compute the aggregate price index for 2011.


A) 110.67
B) 116.67
C) 111.11
D) 112.56
E) 114.86

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