Instruction 14-21
Given Below Are the Average Prices for Three

Short Answer

Instruction 14-21
Given below are the average prices for three types of energy products in Australia from 2006 to 2010.
$$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Year } & \text { Electricity } & \text { Natural Gas } & \text { Fuel Oil } \\\hline 2006 & 43.205 & 25.893 & 0.892 \\\hline 2007 & 16.959 & 28.749 & 0.969 \\\hline 2008 & 47.202 & 28.933 & 1.034 \\\hline 2009 & 48.874 & 29.872 & 0.913 \\\hline 2010 & 48.693 & 28.384 & 0.983 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Referring to Instruction 14-21,what is the Laspeyres price index for the group of three energy items in 2009 for a family that consumed 15 units of electricity,24 units of natural gas and 200 units of fuel oil in 2006 using 2006 as the base year?