Table 24-6 The Table Below Pertains to Napandsnack, an Economy in Which

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Table 24-6
The table below pertains to Napandsnack, an economy in which the typical consumer's basket consists of 2 pillows and 15 hotdogs.
-Refer to Table 24-6. If the base year is 2010, then the consumer price index was

• A)83.33 in 2009, 100.00 in 2010, and 96.67 in 2011.
• B)85.56 in 2009, 100.00 in 2010, and 102.22 in 2011.
• C)85.56 in 2009, 100.00 in 2010, and 96.67 in 2011.
• D)92.22 in 2009, 99.00 in 2010, and 95.22 in 2011.

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