TABLE 16-16 Given Below Are the Prices of a Basket of Four

question 28

Short Answer

TABLE 16-16
Given below are the prices of a basket of four food items from 2008 to 2012.
-Referring to Table 16-16,what are the simple price indices for wheat,corn,soybeans and milk,respectively,in 2009 using 2012 as the base year?

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