A Consumer Expenditure Survey in the city of Firestorm shows that people buy only firecrackers and bandages.    A Consumer Expenditure Survey in 2016 shows that the average household spent ​$7878 on firecrackers and ​$1414 on bandages.    In​ 2016, the reference base​ year, the price of a firecracker was ​$11​, and the price of bandages was ​$22 a pack.    In the current​ year, 2017, firecrackers are ​$33 each and bandages are ​$22 a pack.        Calculate the CPI market basket and the percentage of a​ household's budget spent on firecrackers in the base year.

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