1. Calculating inflation using a simple price indexConsider an imaginary price index, the Undergraduate Price Index (UPI), created to represent the annual purchases made by a typical undergradute.The following table contains information on the market basket for the UPI and the price of each good in 2020, 2021, and 2022.The cost of each good in the basket as well as the basket's total cost are given for 2020.Perform these same calculations for 2021 and 2022, and enter the results in the following table.Streaming servicesIced coffeesTextbooksNotebooksEnergy drinksTotal costPrice indexQuantity in Basket115010840Price(Dollars)642Suppose this price index uses 2020 as the base year.20208023Cost(Dollars)64300800161201,300100Price(Dollars)10428522021Cost(Dollars)In the last row of the table, calculate and enter the value of the UPI for the remaining years.Between 2020 and 2021, the UPI Increased by104300850161601,430110)Between 2021 and 2022, the UPI Increased byPrice(Dollars)134210552022Cost(Dollars)1343001,050322001,716132Which of the following, if true, would Illustrate why price indexes such as the UPI might overstate inflation in the cost of going to college? Check allthat applyAn app-based scooter company, which made it easier to get around places like college campuses, became available for rental.As the price of energy drinks increased relative to the price of coffee between 2020 and 2022, students decreased their consumption ofenergy drinks and increased their consumption of coffee.Professors required each student to buy eight notebooks, regardless of the price.The quality of textbooks increased dramatically from 2020 to 2022, with textbook companies bundling new online study aids with theirbooks, but this quality change is hard to measure.

The price index measures the change in price paid by consumers for a particular basket of…

1. Calculating inflation using a simple price index Consider an imaginary price index, the Undergraduate Price Index (UPI), created to represent the annual purchases made by a typical undergradute. The following table contains information on the market basket for the UPI and the price of each good in 2020, 2021, and 2022. The cost of each good in the basket as well as the basket's total cost are given for 2020. Perform these same calculations for 2021 and 2022, and enter the results in the following table. 2020 Streaming services Iced coffees Textbooks Notebooks Energy drinks Total cost Price index Price Cost Quantity in Basket (Dollars) (Dollars) 1 150 10 8 40 3N8Nm 64 2 80 300 800 16 120 1,300 100 2021 Cost Price (Dollars) (Dollars) 104 2 85 2 104 300 850 16 160 1,430 110 Price (Dollars) 134 2 105 5 2022 Cost (Dollars) 134 300 1,050 200 1,716 132