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2014 2015 2016 Quantity in Basket Price Cost Price Cost Price Cost Notebooks 10 3 30 3 30 4 40 Calculators 1 75 75 80 80 104 104 Large coffees 300 2 600 2 600 2 600 Energy drinks 75 2 150 4 300 5 375 Textbooks 8 90 720 110 880 120 960 Total cost 1575 1890 2079 Price index 100 120 132 Between 2014and 2015 CSPI increases by 120-100 =20% Between 2015 and 2016 it increases by (132-120) =12% Price Index = (Cost of basket in year/Cost of same basket in base year)*100 * Last question is hidden.