For an Imaginary Economy, the Value of the Consumer Price

question 426

Multiple Choice

For an imaginary economy, the value of the consumer price index was 125 in 2009, and the inflation rate was 4.8 percent between 2008 and 2009. The consumer price index in 2008 was

• A)119.27.
• B)120.2.
• C)129.8.
• D)131.

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