in 2019 she earned $46,000 for the year. The Price Index representing her buying power in 2010 was 100 and in 2019 it is 164.   Kim has asked you as her private economist to tell her whether or not she is better off now or worse off now than in 2010. What is the approximate value of her buying power now expressed in 2010 dollars?   Question 13 options:   $46,000   $18,000   $28,000   $36,000

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