TABLE 16-2 Given Below Are the Prices of a Basket of Four

question 171

Short Answer

TABLE 16-2
Given below are the prices of a basket of four food items from 2006 to 2010.

-Referring to Table 16-2, what is the unweighted aggregate price index for the basket of four food items in 2010 using 2006 as the base year?

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