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  -The CPI basket contains 400 oranges and 800 pens. In the base year, the price of an orange is $1.00 and the price of a pen is $0.75. This year, urban consumers each buy 300 oranges at $2.00 each and 850 pens at $1.00 each. The CPI this year is . A)  62.5 B)  160 C)  1.60 D)  140
-The CPI basket contains 400 oranges and 800 pens. In the base year, the price of an orange is $1.00 and the price of a pen is $0.75. This year, urban consumers each buy 300 oranges at $2.00 each and 850 pens at $1.00 each. The CPI this year is .


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Supply Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity of the good that suppliers are willing and able to sell, typically upward sloping.

Quantity Supplied

The total amount of a good or service that producers are willing and able to sell at a given price over a specified period.

Supply

The total amount of a specific good or service that is available to consumers.

Quantity Supplied

The amount of a good or service that producers are willing and able to sell at a particular price over a given period of time.

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