Use the Following Information to Answer the Following Questions

question 39

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the following questions.
In the country of Shem, the CPI is calculated using a market basket consisting of 5 apples, 4 loaves of bread, 3 robes, and 2 litres of gasoline. The per-unit prices of these goods have been as follows:
Table 6-3

-Refer to Table 6-3. What was the inflation rate, as measured by the CPI, between 2009 and 2010?

• A)40 percent
• B)40.25 percent
• C)46.46 percent
• D)It is impossible to determine without knowing the base year.

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Definitions:

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Competition

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Symbiosis

A close, long-term interaction between two different biological species, which may be mutualistic, commensalistic, or parasitic.

Batesian Mimicry

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