The Data in the Table Above Shows the Consumption by |

question 226

Multiple Choice

$$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Item } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Quantity } \\( 2009 ) \end{array} & \text { Price (2009) } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Quantity } \\( 2010 ) \end{array} & \text { Price (2010) } \\\hline \text { Magazines } & 400 & \$ 5.00 & 450 & \$ 4.50 \\\hline \text { Movie tickets } & 50 & \$ 6.00 & 200 & \$ 8.00 \\\hline \text { Pizzas } & 100 & \$ 10.00 & 120 & \$ 10.50 \\\hline\end{array}$$
The data in the table above shows the consumption by families in an economy.The year 2009 is the reference base period.
-Based on the table above, the CPI for 2009 is

• A) 100.
• B) 98.5.
• C) 102.5.
• D) 5.0%.
• E) 105.1.

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