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Answer:
160
Explanation:
Given: CPI basket contain 400 oranges and 800 pens.
In the base year, price of oranges is $1 and pen is $0.75.
This year urban customer buy oranges at $2 each and pens at $1 each.
To find consumer price index (CPI), we need to check price of basket in current year and base year.
∴ Current year´s price for 400 oranges and 800 pens = [tex]400\times 2= \$ 800\\800\times 1= \$ 800[/tex]
Now, adding the price to get cost of basket
Cost of basket in current year= [tex]800+800= \$ 1600[/tex]
Base year´s price for 400 oranges and 800 pens= [tex]400\times 1= \$ 400\\800\times 0.75= \$ 600[/tex]
Cost of basket in base year= [tex]400+600 = \$ 1000[/tex]
Next, calculating the CPI of this year
Formula; CPI= [tex]\frac{\textrm{ Cost of basket in current year}}{\textrm{ cost of basket in the base year}} \times 100[/tex]
CPI for the year = [tex]\frac{1600}{1000} \times 100 = 160[/tex]
∴ Consumer price index (CPI) = 160.
