document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1168365>Question 1168365</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The rate of inflation measures the percentage increase in the price of consumer goods. The rate of inflation in the year 2014 was 2% per year. To get a sense of what this rate would mean in the long run, let's suppose that it persists through 2034.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What would be the cost in 2015 of an item that costs $300 in 2014? (Round your answer to the nearest cent.) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Why we should \"suppose that it persists through 2034\",\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "while the question relates to the year 2015 only ?\r<BR>\n" );
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