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Transcribed Image Text:7. The consumer price index (CPI) is a fixed-weight index., It com-
pares the price of a fixed bundle of goods in one year with the
price of the same bundle of goods in some base year. Calculate
the price of a bundle containing 100 units of good X, 150 units
of good Y, and 25 units of good Z in 2008, 2009, and 2010.
Convert the results into an index by dividing each bundle price
figure by the bundle price in 2008. Calculate the percentage
change in your index between 2008 and 2009 and again between
2009 and 2010. Was there inflation between 2009 and 2010?
2009
PRICES
2010
PRICES
2008
QUANTITY
GOOD CONSUMED
PRICES
100
S1.00
S1.50
S1.75
150
1.50
2.00
2.00
25
3.00
3.25
3.00
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