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Using the table below and a benchmark year of 1992, what is the price index for 1996? YEAR | BEET PRODUCTION (TONS) | OUTPUT INDEX | PRICE OF BEETS ($/TON) | PRICE INDEX 1988 | 4,598 | | $0.557 | 1992 | 6,584 | 1.00 | $0.697 | 1.000 1996 | 7,548 | 1 | $0.856 | 0.799 0.814 1.228 1.251

          Using the table below and a benchmark year of 1992, what is the price index for 1996?

YEAR | BEET PRODUCTION (TONS) | OUTPUT INDEX | PRICE OF BEETS ($/TON) | PRICE INDEX
1988 | 4,598 | | $0.557 |
1992 | 6,584 | 1.00 | $0.697 | 1.000
1996 | 7,548 | 1 | $0.856 |

0.799
0.814
1.228
1.251

Using the table below and a benchmark year of 1992, what is the price index for 1996?

YEAR | BEET PRODUCTION (TONS) | OUTPUT INDEX | PRICE OF BEETS (/TON) | PRICE INDEX
1988 | 4,598 | |0.557 |
1992 | 6,584 | 1.00 | 0.697 | 1.000
1996 | 7,548 | 1 |0.856 |

0.799
0.814
1.228
1.251

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Horngren’s Cost Accounting

Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan 16th Edition

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Using the table below and a benchmark year of 1992, what is the price index for 1996? YEAR | BEET PRODUCTION (TONS) | OUTPUT INDEX | PRICE OF BEETS ($/TON) | PRICE INDEX 1988 | 4,598 | | $0.557 | 1992 | 6,584 | 1.00 | $0.697 | 1.000 1996 | 7,548 | 1 | $0.856 | 0.799 0.814 1.228 1.251