Table below shows the quantity and prices of different CPI components (items) from 2017 to 2020. (2017) Price (2018) Price (2019) Price (2020) Price Items Quantity Housing 15 P10.00 P12.00 P15.00 PI7.00 Transporta tion 50 P150.00 P160.00 P165.00 PI71.00 Food and Beverages 20 P250.00 P255.00 P275.00 P277.00 Education 100 P300.00 P315.00 P350.00 P355.00 Others 150 P400.00 P420.00 P450.00 P460.00

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1. Compute the total costs for all the years (2017 to 2020).

2. Compute the price index for each year using 2019 as the base year.

3. Compute the inflation rate for each year. 

Table below shows the quantity and prices of different CPI components
(items) from 2017 to 2020.
(2018)
(2017)
Price
(2019)
Price
(2020)
Price
Items
Quantity
Price
Housing
15
PI0.00
P12.00
P15.00
PI7.00
Transporta
tion
50
P150.00
P160.00
P165.00
PI71.00
Food and
Beverages
20
P250.00
P255.00
P275.00
P277.00
Education
100
P300.00
P315.00
P350.00
P355.00
Others
150
P400.00
P420.00
P450.00
P460.00
Transcribed Image Text:Table below shows the quantity and prices of different CPI components (items) from 2017 to 2020. (2018) (2017) Price (2019) Price (2020) Price Items Quantity Price Housing 15 PI0.00 P12.00 P15.00 PI7.00 Transporta tion 50 P150.00 P160.00 P165.00 PI71.00 Food and Beverages 20 P250.00 P255.00 P275.00 P277.00 Education 100 P300.00 P315.00 P350.00 P355.00 Others 150 P400.00 P420.00 P450.00 P460.00
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