Suppose the information in the table is for a simple economy that produces and consumes only four goods and services: textbooks, hamburgers, shirts and cotton.   2011   2012   2013   Product Quantity Price Quantity Price Quantity Price Textbooks 90  $50 100 $60 100 $65 Hamburgers 75 2 100 2 120 2.25 Shirts 50 30 50 25 65 25 Cotton 100 0.80 800 0.60 120 0.70 Please enter only numbers (no commas, dollar signs etc) in the spaces provided. Calculate the cost of the market basket for 2011. (using 1 decimal place). ____ Calculate the cost of the market basket for 2012. (using 1 decimal place). ____ Calculate the cost of the market basket for 2013. (using 1 decimal place). ____

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Suppose the information in the table is for a simple economy that produces and consumes only four goods and services: textbooks, hamburgers, shirts and cotton.

  2011   2012   2013  
Product Quantity Price Quantity Price Quantity Price
Textbooks 90  $50 100 $60 100 $65
Hamburgers 75 2 100 2 120 2.25
Shirts 50 30 50 25 65 25
Cotton 100 0.80 800 0.60 120 0.70

Please enter only numbers (no commas, dollar signs etc) in the spaces provided.

Calculate the cost of the market basket for 2011. (using 1 decimal place). ____

Calculate the cost of the market basket for 2012. (using 1 decimal place). ____

Calculate the cost of the market basket for 2013. (using 1 decimal place). ____

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