1. Calculating inflation using a simple price index Consider a fictional price index, the College Student Price Index (CSPI), based on a typical college student's annual purchases. Suppose the following table shows information on the market basket for the CSP and the prices of each of the goods in 2017, 2018, and 2019. The cost of each item in the basket and the total cost of the basket are shown for 2017. Perform these same calculations for 2018 and 2019, and enter the results in the following table. 2017 Price Cost (Dollars) (Dollars) 2 30 2018 Price Cost (Dollars) (Dollars) 2019 Price Cost (Dollars) (Dollars) 8 Quantity in Basket 15 Notebooks 5 1 70 70 130 100 2 250 2 500 2 Calculators Large coffees Energy drinks Textbooks 6 50 2 100 4 180 10 120 1,200 150 Total cost 1,900 100 Price index Price index 100 Suppose the base year for this price index is 2017. In the last row of the table, calculate and enter the value of the CSPI for the remaining years. Between 2017 and 2018, the CSPI increased by % Between 2018 and 2019, the CSPI increased by Which of the following, if true, would illustrate why price indexes such as the CSPI might overstate Inflation in the cost of going to college? Check all that apply As the price of energy drinks increased relative to the price of coffee between 2017 and 2019, students decreased their consumption of energy drinks and increased their consumption of coffee, Professors required each student to buy 10 textbooks, regardless of the price A new type of personal transporter, which made it easier to get around places like university Campuses, became available for purchase. The quality of textbooks increased dramatically from 2017 to 2019, with textbook companies bundling new online study aids with their books, but this quality change is hard to measure