Principles of Economics, 7th Edition

Published by South-Western College
ISBN 10: 128516587X
ISBN 13: 978-1-28516-587-5

Chapter 24 - Part VIII - Measuring the Cost of Living - Questions for Review - Page 519: 4

Answer

200%

Work Step by Step

old price is .20 new price is 1.20 old price index is 150 new price index is 300 Old price (indexed to today's pricing): $.20*(300/150)$ $.2*2=.4$ Change in price: $(1.2-.4)/.4$ $.8/.4$ $2$ The change in price is 2, and since this is a number (not a percent), we multiply this by 100 to get a rate of 200 percent.
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