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A typical family in South Africa consumes maize and sugar. Last year, which was the base year, the family
spent R150 on maize and R40 on sugar. In the base year, maize was R15 a kilogram and sugar was R8 a
kilogram. This year maize is R10 a kilogram and sugar R5 a kilogram.
The CPI basket (Hint: You must calculate the Cost of CPI basket for base year and Cost of CPI basket for
current year)
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of 2.00
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A typical family in South Africa consumes maize and sugar. Last year, which was the base year, the family
spent R150 on maize and R40 on sugar. In the base year, maize was R15 a kilogram and sugar was R8 a
kilogram. This year maize is R10 a kilogram and sugar R5 a kilogram.
The CPI basket (Hint: You must calculate the Cost of CPI basket for base year and Cost of CPI basket for
current year)
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Time left 0:28:42
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