Calculating Purchasing Power With Consumer Price Index
A household earned $84,000 last year, when the consumer price index was 142. If the consumer price index for this year is 145, what income must the household earn this year to maintain the same purchasing power?
A
$85,775
B
$85,574
C
$85,227
D
$85,823
E
$85,102
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