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A trucking firm handles four commodities for a particular distributor. Total shipments for the commodities in the years 2000 and 2015, as well as the prices in the year 2000, are reported in the following table.
| Commodity | Shipments | Price/Shipment 2000 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2015 | ||
| A | 120 | 90 | $1,200 |
| B | 86 | 73 | $1,800 |
| C | 35 | 50 | $2,000 |
| D | 60 | 70 | $1,500 |
Develop a weighted aggregate quantity index with a 2000 base. (Round your answer to the nearest integer.)
I2015 = ______
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