Data for Selected Vegetables Purchased at Wholesale Prices for 1995

question 28

Multiple Choice

Data for selected vegetables purchased at wholesale prices for 1995 and 2007 are shown below. What is Paasche's price index?

• A) 98.4
• B) 107.0
• C) 108.0
• D) 117.5

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