Your company has contracted to install 12,000 feet of floodwall on the flood plain of the Oka River, Moscow, Russia. The cost of the floodwall is estimated at $1,000 per linear foot. Your company can install about 1000 feet of flood-wall per month. After one and one-half months you have installed 1250 feet of the flood wall and have spent $950,000. What is the value for CPI? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places)

Your company has contracted to install 12,000 feet of floodwall on the flood plain of the Oka River, Moscow, Russia. The cost of the floodwall is estimated at $1,000 per linear foot. Your company can install about 1000 feet of flood-wall per month. After one and one-half months you have installed 1250 feet of the flood wall and have spent $950,000. What is the value for CPI? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places)

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

Problem 3SCQ: Compute the inflation rate for fruit prices from 2001 to 2004.

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