The table identifies the prices (P1 and P2) of three goods in two different years, and it shows the market basket that is used to calculate the consumer price index. The base year is year 1. Good P1 P2 Basket Milk $4 (gallons) $4.20 6 Chicken $5 (pounds) $5.50 12 Carrots $2 |(bags) $2.40 4 Enter numbers in each blank, rounded to two decimal places as necessary. The value of the CPI in year 1 is The value of the CPI in year 2 is The inflation rate is equal to %.

The table identifies the prices (P1 and P2) of three goods in two different years, and it shows the market basket that is used to calculate the consumer price index. The base year is year 1. Good P1 P2 Basket Milk $4 (gallons) $4.20 6 Chicken $5 (pounds) $5.50 12 Carrots $2 |(bags) $2.40 4 Enter numbers in each blank, rounded to two decimal places as necessary. The value of the CPI in year 1 is The value of the CPI in year 2 is The inflation rate is equal to %.

Principles of Economics (MindTap Course List)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781305585126

Author:N. Gregory Mankiw

Publisher:N. Gregory Mankiw

Chapter24: Measuring The Cost Of Living

Section: Chapter Questions

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