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Question 3 If the $16.41 cost in 1972 is equal to 546.04 in 2013, then what rate of inflation, i%=?, was used to determine th

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Answer #1

Number of years between 1972 and 2013 = 41

If average annual inflation rate be r, then

$16.41 x (1 + r)41 = $46.04

(1 + r)41 = 2.8056

Taking 41st root on each side,

1 + r = 1.0255

r = 0.0255

r = 2.55% ~ 3%

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