1. Assume an activity budgeted for (in an O&M appropriation) technical support to the operating forces using 100 employees at a budgeted cost of $25 million in FY 2017. Labor accounts for 80% of the cost. When computing the FY 2018 budget, the control number is $24 million, the anticipated labor cost increase is 2.0%, and inflation for the non-labor part of the budget is 3.0%.

1. What is the dollar amount of price growth?