Step 3-Unemployment and Inflation Homework 80 Saved Basket of Goods Gasoline (per gallon) Pizza (per pizza) Beer (per 6-pack) Price Base Year (dollars) $ 1.40 3.75 3.95 95.00 Price Fast Year (dollars) $1.75 7.70 6.70 223.00 Help Save & Exit Check m 10 points eBook Print References Textbook (per book) Instructions: Round your answers to two decimal places. a. What is the total cost for a basket of goods that includes 200 gallons of gas, 60 pizzas, 45 6-packs, and 3 textbooks? In the base year: $ Last year: $ b. Using this basket of goods, compute the following CPI values: In the base year: Last year: c. Assume that rather than buying textbooks for their courses last year, all students decided to buy online access cards at $100 per textbook. Compute the total cost for this basket of goods and the CPI. Total cost of basket: $
Step 3-Unemployment and Inflation Homework 80 Saved Basket of Goods Gasoline (per gallon) Pizza (per pizza) Beer (per 6-pack) Price Base Year (dollars) $ 1.40 3.75 3.95 95.00 Price Fast Year (dollars) $1.75 7.70 6.70 223.00 Help Save & Exit Check m 10 points eBook Print References Textbook (per book) Instructions: Round your answers to two decimal places. a. What is the total cost for a basket of goods that includes 200 gallons of gas, 60 pizzas, 45 6-packs, and 3 textbooks? In the base year: $ Last year: $ b. Using this basket of goods, compute the following CPI values: In the base year: Last year: c. Assume that rather than buying textbooks for their courses last year, all students decided to buy online access cards at $100 per textbook. Compute the total cost for this basket of goods and the CPI. Total cost of basket: $
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