You Know That a Candy Bar Cost Five Cents in 1962

question 89

Multiple Choice

You know that a candy bar cost five cents in 1962. You also know the CPI for 1962 and the CPI for today. Which of the following would you use to compute the price of the candy bar in today's prices?

• A) five cents × 1962 CPI / today's CP
• B) five cents × today's CPI - 1962 CP
• I)/1962 CP
• C) five cents × today's CPI / 1962 CP
• D) five cents × today's CPI - five cents 1962 CPI.

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