If the Consumer Price Index Was 100 in the Base

question 281

Multiple Choice

If the consumer price index was 100 in the base year and 107 in the following year, then the inflation rate was

• A)1.07 percent.
• B)7 percent.
• C)10.7 percent.
• D)107 percent.

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