The table below contain an economy in which typical consumer's basket consists of 19 bushels of corn and 15 bushels of apple. Year 2017 2018 Your Answer: Price of corn $12 $14 Suppose the base year is 2017. What's the CPI for 2018? (Hint: enter your answer in 2 decimal places) Answer Price of apple $15 $20

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