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2 March, 11:58

Suppose a basket of goods and services has been selected to calculate the CPI and 2012 has been selected as the base year. In 2012, the basket's cost was $50; in 2014, the basket's cost was $51; and in 2016, the basket's cost was $52. The value of the CPI in 2014 was:

a. 98.0.

b. 102.0

c. 104.0

d. 151.0

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  1. 2 March, 12:21
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    b. $102

    Explanation:

    Data provided as per the question below:-

    Cost of basket in 2014 = $51

    Cost of the basket in base year = $50

    The calculation of the value of the CPI is shown below:-

    Value of the CPI = (Cost of a basket in 2014 : Cost of a basket in the base year) * 100

    ($51 : $50) * 100

    = $102

    Therefore for computing the value of CPI we simply applied the above formula.
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