Solve the following problem. The Consumer Price Index for 2015 was 126.6 and for 2017 it was

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Solve the following problem.

The Consumer Price Index for 2015 was 126.6 and for 2017 it was 130.4. 

(a) Determine the purchasing power of the dollar in 2015 and 2017 relative to the base year 2002.

(b) Compute the purchasing power of the dollar in 2017 relative to 2015.

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Contemporary Business Mathematics With Canadian Applications

ISBN: 9780135285015

12th Edition

Authors: Ali R. Hassanlou, S. A. Hummelbrunner, Kelly Halliday

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