A Part of the CPI Table Is Given Below Suppose That a Statistician's Salary Was $64000 in 1985

question 7

Multiple Choice

A part of the CPI table is given below: $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Year } & 1975 & 1980 & 1985 & 1990 & 1995 & 2000 & 2005 \\\hline \text { CPI } & 53.8 & 82.4 & 107.6 & 130.7 & 152.4 & 172.2 & 195.3 \\\hline\end{array}$$ Suppose that a statistician's salary was $64000 in 1985. What would the salary have to be in 2005 to keep up with inflation (rounded to the nearest $1000) ?

• A) $125,000
• B) $69,000
• C) $116,000
• D) $35,000

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