The nominal GDP of 2015 = 6*7 + 6*6 = $78
Now, the total value of same basket of goods with 2016 prices = 7*7 + 4*6 = $73.
Let the CPI of the base year,2015 be 100, the CPI in 2016 = (73/78)*100 = 93.6.
So, option A is the correct answer.
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Economists in the Statistics Bureau decide to check the
CPI substitution bias. To do so, they conduct a Consumer
Expenditure Survey in both 2015 and 2016.
The table shows the results of the survey. It shows the
items that consumers buy and their prices.
The Statistics Bureau fixes the reference base year as
2015.
Is there a substitution bias in the CPI that uses the
2015 basket? Explain.
A commodity substitution bias _______ when the CPI is
calculated in 2016...