The following table gives information on the Consumer Price Index (Base = 198284) and the monthly take-home

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The following table gives information on the Consumer Price Index (Base = 1982€“84) and the monthly take-home pay of Bill Martin, an employee at Ford Motor Corporation.

Mr. Martin's Monthly Take-Home Pay $ 600 Consumer Price Index (1982-84 = 100) 100.0 238.132 Year 1982-84 7,000 2016


a. What is the purchasing power of the dollar in 2016, based on the period 1982€“84?
b. Determine Mr. Martin€™s €œreal€ monthly income for 2016.

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Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics

ISBN: 978-1259666360

17th edition

Authors: Douglas A. Lind, William G Marchal

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