Three goods are consumed in an economy during years 1 and 2. The table shows prices (P1 and P2) for each good, and it shows the market basket that is used to calculate the consumer price index. The base year is year 1.
Good |
P1 |
P2 |
Basket |
Milk (gallons) |
$4 |
$4.20 |
10 |
Beef (pounds) |
$2 |
$2.20 |
20 |
Carrots (bags) |
$3 |
$3.60 |
5 |
Enter numbers in each blank, rounded to two decimal places as necessary. Do not enter commas or percent signs. Enter 3,000 as 3000 and enter 5% as 5.
The cost of the basket in year 1 is $ and the cost of the basket in year 2 is $ ___.
The value of the CPI in year 1 is and the value of the CPI in year 2 is ____.
The price of milk increased by ______%,
the price of beef increased by _____%, and the price of carrots increased by _____%.
The overall inflation rate is _____%.
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