SCENARIO 16-15 Given Below Are the Average Prices for Three Types of Types

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SCENARIO 16-15
Given below are the average prices for three types of energy products for five consecutive years.

-Referring to Scenario 16-15,what are the simple price indices for electricity,natural gas and fuel oil,respectively,in year 3 using year 1 as the base year?

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Definitions:

Average Total Cost

The per unit cost of production, calculated by dividing total cost by the total quantity of output produced.

Average Variable Cost

The total variable costs divided by the quantity of output produced, reflecting the per unit cost of variable inputs.

Average Fixed Costs

The fixed costs of production (costs that do not change with the level of output) divided by the quantity of output produced, a measure that decreases as production increases.

Average Variable Costs

The sum of all costs that fluctuate based on the amount of production, divided by the total units of output created.