2. (25 points) Following table provides information about the products included in the CPI basket and their market price
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2. (25 points) Following table provides information about the products included in the CPI basket and their market prices in 3 different years. CPI basket goods/quantities Goods Quantity Apple (lbs) 4 Orange (lbs) 3 Chocolate Cost of CPI basket CPI Index Inflation rate 2014 $2 $3 $5 Price per quantity 2015 $2 $3 $6 2016 $3 $4 $7 7 a Calculate the cost of CPI basket for each year. 2014, 2015, and 2016. b. Using 2015 as a base vear, calculate the price index (CPI index) C. Using the CPI index, calculate the inflation rate between 2014 & 2015 and between 2015 & 2016.