If a Market Basket Was Defined in 2014 and It

question 26

Multiple Choice

If a market basket was defined in 2014 and it cost $10,000 to purchase the items in that basket in 2014, while it cost $11,000 to purchase those identical goods in 2015, then the price index for the base year is

• A)100.
• B)(10000/11000)*100=90.9.
• C)(11000/10000)*100=110.
• D)none of these

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