2. Compute the price index for each year. Use the first year as the base year....

 

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2. Compute the price index for each year. Use the first year as the base year. What was the inflation rate between the two years. Item Quantity Coffee 20 pounds Tuition Pizza VCR rental Vacation 1 year 100 pizzas 75 days 2 weeks Unit Price-Last Year $3.00 Unit Price-This Year $4.00 4,000.00 7,000.00 8.00 10.00 15.00 10.00 300.00 500.00 3. Suppose you have $500 in savings when the price level index is at 100. a. b. If inflation pushes the price level up by 20 percent, what will be the real value of your savings? What would happen to the real value of your savings if the price level instead declined by 10 percent 2. Compute the price index for each year. Use the first year as the base year. What was the inflation rate between the two years. Item Quantity Coffee 20 pounds Tuition Pizza VCR rental Vacation 1 year 100 pizzas 75 days 2 weeks Unit Price-Last Year $3.00 Unit Price-This Year $4.00 4,000.00 7,000.00 8.00 10.00 15.00 10.00 300.00 500.00 3. Suppose you have $500 in savings when the price level index is at 100. a. b. If inflation pushes the price level up by 20 percent, what will be the real value of your savings? What would happen to the real value of your savings if the price level instead declined by 10 percent

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To calculate the price index for each item for each year we will use the formula Price Index Quantit... View the full answer