Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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Transcribed Image Text:The table below shows products purchased by a
representative household over the years 2022 and 2023:
Items
X
Y
Z
2022
Price
$2
$1
$3
Quantity
25
12
15
OF SOCI
2023
Price
$2.20
$1.10
$3.30
Quantity
28
15
16
(a) Calculate the consumer price index (CPI) for the year
2022 and 2023, taking 2022 as the base year, and
determine the inflation rate between 2022 and 2023.
(b) Does this inflation rate measure the actual change in
cost of living encountered by households accurately?
SUSS
Explain.
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