Table 24-4 Lee's Expenditures on Food for Three Consecutive Years, Along with Along

question 94

Multiple Choice

Table 24-4
Lee's expenditures on food for three consecutive years, along with other values, are presented in the following table.
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-Refer to Table 24-4. To the nearest dollar, Lee's Year 1 food expenditures in Year 2 dollars amount to

• A)$7,866.
• B)$8,441.
• C)$8,327.
• D)$153.

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