Table 13-5 $$\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \text { Year } & \text { CPI } \\\hline 2012 & 207 \\\hline 2013 & 215 \\\hline\end{array}$$

question 226

Multiple Choice

Table 13-5
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \text { Year } & \text { CPI } \\\hline 2012 & 207 \\\hline 2013 & 215 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Refer to Table 13-5.Consider the following values of the consumer price index for 2012 and 2013.The inflation rate for 2013 was equal to

• A)215 percent.
• B)21.5 percent.
• C)8.0 percent.
• D)3.9 percent.

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