If the Price of a Soda Was 15 Cents in 1970

question 82

Multiple Choice

If the price of a soda was 15 cents in 1970, when the CPI was 50, and 50 cents in 2007 when the CPI
Was 172, then the real price of

• A)the soda was 15 cents in 1970 and 50 cents in 2007.
• B)the 1970 soda in 2007 dollars is 52 cents.
• C)the 2007 soda in 1970 dollars is $3.44.
• D)a soda has risen 567 percent.
• E)a soda has risen 350 percent.

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