The market basket for the consumer price index has two products, bread and milk, with the following values in 2013 and 2018 for price and quantity: Base Year (2013) 2018 Product Quantity Price Price Milk 50 $1.20 $1.50 Bread 100 1.00 1.10 The Consumer Price Index for 2018 equals (A) 116
Explanation:
The market basket for the consumer price index has two products, bread and milk, with the following values in 2013 and 2018 for price and quantity: Base Year (2013) 2018 Product Quantity Price Price Milk 50 $1.20 $1.50 Bread 100 1.00 1.10 The Consumer Price Index for 2018 equals (A) 116
The CPI is a statistical technique that estimate or make use of the prices of a sample of representative items and these prices are collected periodically.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is index which is used to examine the weighted average price of consumer goods and services basket , which includes transportation, food, and medical care and is calculated by taking price changes for each item in the predetermined basket of goods and averaging them out
