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 Consumer Price Index Year (1982-84 100) 1982-84 100.0 $ 600 2018 251.107 7,000

a. What is the purchasing power of the dollar in 2018, based on the period 1982–84?

b. Determine Mr. Martin’s “real” monthly income for 2018.

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Statistical Techniques In Business And Economics

ISBN: 9781260239478

18th Edition

Authors: Douglas Lind, William Marchal, Samuel Wathen

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