-If 2017 Is the Base Year, What Is the Price

question 184

Multiple Choice

-If 2017 is the base year, what is the price index for a market basket of goods for 2018 in the above table?

• A) 97.3
• B) 102.8
• C) 128.0
• D) Zero, since the price of CDs fell and the price of gasoline increased

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