Assume 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. 118
b. 116
c. 86
d. 85
e. none of the above

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Answer:

b. 116

Explanation:

The calculation of Consumer Price Index is shown below:-

CPI = ((Base year basket quantities Ă— current year price) Ă· (Base year basket quantities Ă— Base year prices)) Ă— 100

= ((50 Ă— $1.50) + (100 Ă— $1.10)) Ă· ((50 Ă— $1.20) + (100 Ă— $1.00)) Ă— 100

= (185 Ă· 160) Ă— 100

= 115.6

0r 116

So, for computing the consumer price index for 2018 we simply applied the above formula.