Data for Selected Vegetables Purchased at Wholesale Prices for 1995

question 13

Multiple Choice

Data for selected vegetables purchased at wholesale prices for 1995 and 2000 are shown below. What is Fisher's Ideal Index?

• A) 107.5
• B) 102.6
• C) 112.8
• D) 103.2
• E) 102.7

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