Britney is a baseball fan and attends several games per season.  Her expenses per season are listed in the table below:     Year 1 Year 2 5 Baseball Tickets $500 $560 Jersey $120 $150 Food $150 $160 Transport $60 $70   Assuming that year 1 is the base year, calculate the price index for year 1 and for year 2.   Question 3 options:   88, 100   88, 113   100, 113   100, 88

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Britney is a baseball fan and attends several games per season.  Her expenses per season are listed in the table below:

 

  Year 1 Year 2
5 Baseball Tickets $500 $560
Jersey $120 $150
Food $150 $160
Transport $60 $70

 

Assuming that year 1 is the base year, calculate the price index for year 1 and for year 2.

 

Question 3 options:

 
88, 100
 
88, 113
 
100, 113
 
100, 88
 
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