Given the below information, find Consumer Price Index CPI for all four months. Find the percent rate of change in CPI from the first month to the second month, then from the second month to the third month, then from the third month to the fourth month. Using the percent rate of change from the third month to the fourth month  find how long it will take for the CPI to double. Show all work and take all steps.                                               Shirt       Shoes          Car         TV      Month 1                           27             23             37,000     330   Month 2                           28             24             37,300     370 Month 3                           29             26             37,600     400 Month 4                           30              27             37,900    430

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Given the below information, find Consumer Price Index CPI for all four months. Find the percent rate of change in CPI from the first month to the second month, then from the second month to the third month, then from the third month to the fourth month. Using the percent rate of change from the third month to the fourth month  find how long it will take for the CPI to double. Show all work and take all steps.

 

                                            Shirt       Shoes          Car         TV

    

Month 1                           27             23             37,000     330  

Month 2                           28             24             37,300     370

Month 3                           29             26             37,600     400

Month 4                           30              27             37,900    430   

 

 
 
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Consumer price index is the measure of inflation and the market basket of the commodities which takes into consideration the base year prices as well. The base year is set to be the most non-fluctuating in the history and is updated on regular basis. The consumer price index helps in balancing the market basket between different countries as well.

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