The people who live on Shangri-La Island consume only rice and fish. Last year, which was the reference base year, the price of rice was $4 a pound, the price of fish was $5 a pound, and the average urban household spent $12 on rie and $15 on fish. This year, the price of rioe is $8 a pound and the price of fish is $7 a pound. What is the CPI in the current year? >>> Answer to 1 decimal place The CPI in the current year is
The people who live on Shangri-La Island consume only rice and fish. Last year, which was the reference base year, the price of rice was $4 a pound, the price of fish was $5 a pound, and the average urban household spent $12 on rie and $15 on fish. This year, the price of rioe is $8 a pound and the price of fish is $7 a pound. What is the CPI in the current year? >>> Answer to 1 decimal place The CPI in the current year is
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![The people who live on Shangri-La Island consume only rice and fish.
Last year, which was the reference base year, the price of rice was $4 a pound, the price of fish was $5 a pound, and the average urban household spent $12 on rice
and $15 on fish.
This yoar, the price of rice is $8 a pound and the price of fish is $7 a pound.
What is the CPI in the current year?
>>> Answer to 1 decimal place
The CPI in the current year is](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F6df95d2b-42bf-49ce-8f9c-2bad8f2ecdb6%2Fea09399d-5542-4311-af1a-5ba1e7452310%2F877ikxg_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:The people who live on Shangri-La Island consume only rice and fish.
Last year, which was the reference base year, the price of rice was $4 a pound, the price of fish was $5 a pound, and the average urban household spent $12 on rice
and $15 on fish.
This yoar, the price of rice is $8 a pound and the price of fish is $7 a pound.
What is the CPI in the current year?
>>> Answer to 1 decimal place
The CPI in the current year is
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