Table 24-10 The Table Below Shows the Prices of Baseballs and Baseball

question 307

Multiple Choice

Table 24-10
The table below shows the prices of baseballs and baseball bats for three years. Assume the typical consumer's basket consists of 6 baseballs and 2 baseball bats.
-Refer to Table 24-10. If 2009 is the base year, then the consumer price index was

• A)83.00 in 2008, 100.00 in 2009, and 132.50 in 2010.
• B)89.97 in 2008, 100.00 in 2009, and 117.43 in 2010.
• C)90.88 in 2008, 100.00 in 2009, and 117.43 in 2010.
• D)169.50 in 2008, 186.50 in 2009, and 219.00 in 2010.

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