Compute a simple price index for each of the four items.

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he following information is on food items for the years 2010 and 2018.
 

  2010   2018
Item Price Quantity   Price Quantity
Margarine (pound) $ 0.81     18     $ 2.00     27  
Shortening (pound)   0.84     5       1.88     9  
Milk (1/2 gallon)   1.44     70       2.89     65  
Potato chips   2.91     27       3.99     33  
 

Compute a simple price index for each of the four items. Use 2010 as the base period. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Item
Price index
Margarine
Shortening
Milk
Potato chips
Transcribed Image Text:Item Price index Margarine Shortening Milk Potato chips
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