The following table pertains to an economy in which the typical consumer's basket consists of 15 bushels of peaches and 10 bushels of pecans. Refer to the table, the cost of the basket in Year 1 was a. $200 b. $225 c.$ 235 d. 212.50

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The following table pertains to an economy in which the typical consumer's basket consists of 15 bushels of peaches and 10 bushels of pecans. Refer to the table, the cost of the basket in Year 1 was

a. $200 

b. $225

c.$ 235

d. 212.50

Year Price of Peaches
(Dollars per
bushel)
Year
1
Year2
11
9
Price of Pecans
(Dollars per
bushel)
6
10
Transcribed Image Text:Year Price of Peaches (Dollars per bushel) Year 1 Year2 11 9 Price of Pecans (Dollars per bushel) 6 10
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A basket of goods represents the spending by consumers and helps on tracking changes in the prices of consumer items and services over a defined time frame. In economics the cost of a market basket is calculated to determine the CPI index that shows how much prices have changed over a specified period of time. The cost of the basket of goods and services will be calculated by multiplying the quantity of each item times with the price

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