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D.raise 2. The CPI was 154 in one year and 165 the following year. How much did prices rise between these two years? A. 5.46
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2) Increase in the general price level = (New CPI - Old CPI)/Old CPI

= (165 - 154)*100/154

= 7.14 percent

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