Explanation Given information: Market basket consists of one pizza, two sodas, and three cafe lattes. YEAR PRICE OF A PIZZA PRICE OF SODA PRICE OF CAFFE LATTE 2018 $ 9.00 $ 0.50 $ 2.00 2019 $ 9.50 $ 0.53 $ 2.24 2020 $ 10.00 $ 0.65 $ 2.90 Price index is calculated by the given formula, Price Index = Cost of goods in current year Cost of goods in the base year × 100 Calculation for price index for 2018,2019 and 2020: YEAR PRICE OF A PIZZA ($) PRICE OF SODA ($) PRICE OF CAFFE LATTE ($) Price Index 2018 9.00 0.50 2.00 16 16 × 100 = 1 × 100 = 100 2019 9

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Chapter 18, Problem 17P

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The price index for 2018,2019,and 2020 using the given price information. Compute the inflation that occurred between the years 2018 and 2019 and between 2018 and 2020.

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