Table 24-5 The Table Below Pertains to Wrexington, an Economy in Which

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Multiple Choice

Table 24-5
The table below pertains to Wrexington, an economy in which the typical consumer's basket consists of 20 pounds of meat and 10 toys.
-Refer to Table 24-5. If the base year is 2004, then the inflation rate in 2006 was

• A)44.4%.
• B)50%.
• C)62.5%.
• D)80%.

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