Subscribing to the theory that life is indeed a beach, the residents of La Playa spend...

 

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Subscribing to the theory that life is indeed a beach, the residents of La Playa spend all of their money on three things: Every year, they collectively buy 250 bathing suits, 600 tubes of sunscreen, and 400 beach towels. Item (Amount purchased) Bathing suits Price 2006 ($) Total cost of basket $10.00 (250) Sunscreen (600) Beach towels (400) Use the data in the table above to calculate the following. a. The total cost of this basket each year from 2006 through 2009. Instructions: Round your answers to the nearest whole number. Price 2006 ($) $ Price 2007 ($) $ 4.00 5.00 Price 2007 ($) $12.00 Percentage change in total cost of basket 5.00 5.50 2006-2007 Price 2008 ($) % $15.00 5.00 b. How much the cost of this basket has changed from year to year in percentage terms. Instructions: Round your answers to one decimal place. 7.00 Price 2008 ($) 2007-2008 % $ Price 2009 ($) $18.00 6.00 9.00 Price 2009 ($) 2008-2009 % Subscribing to the theory that life is indeed a beach, the residents of La Playa spend all of their money on three things: Every year, they collectively buy 250 bathing suits, 600 tubes of sunscreen, and 400 beach towels. Item (Amount purchased) Bathing suits Price 2006 ($) Total cost of basket $10.00 (250) Sunscreen (600) Beach towels (400) Use the data in the table above to calculate the following. a. The total cost of this basket each year from 2006 through 2009. Instructions: Round your answers to the nearest whole number. Price 2006 ($) $ Price 2007 ($) $ 4.00 5.00 Price 2007 ($) $12.00 Percentage change in total cost of basket 5.00 5.50 2006-2007 Price 2008 ($) % $15.00 5.00 b. How much the cost of this basket has changed from year to year in percentage terms. Instructions: Round your answers to one decimal place. 7.00 Price 2008 ($) 2007-2008 % $ Price 2009 ($) $18.00 6.00 9.00 Price 2009 ($) 2008-2009 %

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a Total cost of basket in a year Price x quantity 2006 250 x 10 600 x 4 400 x 5 25... View the full answer