Roberto is a senior citizen who consumes food and health care. when he retired in 2002, he consumed 90 meals and 3 medical checkups per month. suppose in 2002 that the price of a meal was $10 and the price of a medical checkup was $56. however, in 2012, the price of a meal is $11 and the price of a medical checkup is $292. as a result, ross consumes 100 meals and 2 medical checkups per month. calculate a laspeyres cost-of-living index for ross using 100 as the base in 2002. in particular, the laspeyres index for 2012 is nothing. (enter your response rounded to two decimal places.)

Kiona co. set up a petty cash fund for payments of small amounts. the following transactions involving the petty cash fund occurred in may (the last month of the company's fiscal year). may 1 prepared a company check for $350 to establish the petty cash fund. 15 prepared a company check to replenish the fund for the following expenditures made since may 1. a. paid $109.20 for janitorial services. b. paid $89.15 for miscellaneous expenses. c. paid postage expenses of $60.90. d. paid $80.01 to the county gazette (the local newspaper) for an advertisement. e. counted $26.84 remaining in the petty cashbox. 16 prepared a company check for $200 to increase the fund to $550. 31 the petty cashier reports that $380.27 cash remains in the fund. a company check is drawn to replenish the fund for the following expenditures made since may 15. f. paid postage expenses of $59.10. g. reimbursed the office manager for business mileage, $47.05. h. paid $48.58 to deliver merchandise to a customer, terms fob destination. 31 the company decides that the may 16 increase in the fund was too large. it reduces the fund by $50, leaving a total of $500.