9.2 (LG 9.2) Find the real amounts (with today as the base year) corresponding to the current amounts shown below for a 4 percent inflation rate. a. $400 three years from now b. $400 three years ago c. $10 next year d. $350 983 in 10 years from now e. £l one thousand years ago f. $1 000 000 000 three hundred years from now

9.2 (LG 9.2) Find the real amounts (with today as the base year) corresponding to the current amounts shown below for a 4 percent inflation rate. a. $400 three years from now b. $400 three years ago c. $10 next year d. $350 983 in 10 years from now e. £l one thousand years ago f. $1 000 000 000 three hundred years from now

Principles of Economics 2e

2nd Edition

ISBN:9781947172364

Author:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

Publisher:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

Chapter22: Inflation

Section: Chapter Questions

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