Table 23-7
a Country Produces Only Ice Cream and Cake

Short Answer

Table 23-7
A country produces only ice cream and cake in the quantities and prices listed below. Use 2011 as the base year.
$$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Year } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Price of Ice } \\\text { Cream }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Quantity of Ice } \\\text { Cream }\end{array} & \text { Price of Cake } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Quantity of } \\\text { Cake }\end{array} \\\hline 2011 & \$ 2.00 & 200 & \$ 10 & 40 \\\hline 2012 & \$ 2.30 & 250 & \$ 14 & 50 \\\hline 2013 & \$ 2.75 & 280 & \$ 18 & 80 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Refer to Table 23-7. Calculate the rate of inflation for 2012.