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

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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 2009 using 2006 as the base year?

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Definitions:

Journalize

The act of recording business transactions in the chronological accounting record known as the journal.

Terms 2/10, N/30

A payment term indicating that a buyer can take a 2% discount on the invoice amount if the payment is made within 10 days; otherwise, the full invoice amount must be paid within 30 days.

Perpetual Inventory Method

The perpetual inventory method is a system of accounting for inventory that continuously updates the quantity and value of inventory items after every transaction.

Journalize

The act of recording transactions in the accounting journals as part of the bookkeeping process.