Question

Suppose a basket of goods and services has been selected to calculate the CPI and 2012 has been selected as the base year. In 2012, the basket’s cost was $50; in 2014, the basket’s cost was $51; and in 2016, the basket’s cost was $52. The value of the CPI in 2014 was:

a. 98.0.
b. 102.0
c. 104.0
d. 151.0

Answer 1

b. $102

Step-by-step explanation:

Data provided as per the question below:-

Cost of basket in 2014 = $51

Cost of the basket in base year = $50

The calculation of the value of the CPI is shown below:-

Value of the CPI = (Cost of a basket in 2014 ÷ Cost of a basket in the base year) × 100

($51 ÷ $50) × 100

= $102

Therefore for computing the value of CPI we simply applied the above formula.