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Megan's salary for three consecutive years, along with other values, are presented in the table below.Year
2011 2012 2013
Salary $65,000 $72,000 $76,000
Consumer Price Index 226 230 235
Real Interest Rate 2.5 percent 2.7 percent 1.8 percent1. Suppose the consumer price index for 2013 is not necessarily 235. If the nominal interest rate for 2013 is 7.3 percent , then the consumer price index for 2013 is, in fact _____.

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Answer:

242.65

Explanation:

Data provided in the question:

year                                       2011          2012          2013

Salary                                 $65,000   $72,000    $76,000

Consumer Price Index          226           230            235

Real Interest Rate                 2.5%          2.7%           1.8%

Nominal interest rate for 2013 = 7.3%

Now,

Rate of inflation for 2013 = Nominal rate - Real rate

= 7.3% - 1.8%

= 5.5%

Therefore,

CPI in 2013 = Consumer Price Index in 2012 × (1 + inflation )

= 230 × ( 1 + 0.055 )

= 242.65