-Refer to Table 6

question 174

Multiple Choice

-Refer to Table 6.11. If 1999 is the base year, then the inflation rate (i.e., the growth rate of the price index) between 1999 and 2000 is:

• A) 17.8 percent.
• B) zero percent.
• C) 121.7 percent.
• D) 2.17 percent.

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