Adam's expenditures on food for three consecutive years, along with other values, are presented in the following table. Expenditures on food Consumer price index Year 1 3 2 $5,000 $5,300 $6,150 175 182 Refer to Table 24-4. Suppose the consumer price index is 8.5 percent higher in Year 3 than in Year 1. Then Adam's food expenditures for Year 2 in Year 3 dollars amount to O a. $5,200. O b. $5,096. O c. $5,344. O d. $230.8.
Adam's expenditures on food for three consecutive years, along with other values, are presented in the following table. Expenditures on food Consumer price index Year 1 3 2 $5,000 $5,300 $6,150 175 182 Refer to Table 24-4. Suppose the consumer price index is 8.5 percent higher in Year 3 than in Year 1. Then Adam's food expenditures for Year 2 in Year 3 dollars amount to O a. $5,200. O b. $5,096. O c. $5,344. O d. $230.8.
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![Adam's expenditures on food for three consecutive years, along with other values, are presented in the following table.
Expenditures on food
Consumer price index
Year
1
2
$5,000 $5,300
175 182
3
$6,150
X
Refer to Table 24-4. Suppose the consumer price index is 8.5 percent higher in Year 3 than in Year 1. Then Adam's food expenditures for Year 2 in Year 3 dollars amount to
a. $5,200.
b. $5,096.
C. $5,344.
d. $230.8.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F9258546b-0cd2-4d03-b6f3-ed5967c2726b%2F32fb515f-53ee-4505-a0fc-62825da5c25f%2Fg0vbgcp_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Adam's expenditures on food for three consecutive years, along with other values, are presented in the following table.
Expenditures on food
Consumer price index
Year
1
2
$5,000 $5,300
175 182
3
$6,150
X
Refer to Table 24-4. Suppose the consumer price index is 8.5 percent higher in Year 3 than in Year 1. Then Adam's food expenditures for Year 2 in Year 3 dollars amount to
a. $5,200.
b. $5,096.
C. $5,344.
d. $230.8.
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