SOLUTION: Suppose your salary in 2013 is $60,000. Assuming an annual inflation rate of 9%, what salary do you need to earn in 2019 in order to have the same purchasing power? (Round your ans

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Question 1158370: Suppose your salary in 2013 is $60,000. Assuming an annual inflation rate of 9%, what salary do you need to earn in 2019 in order to have the same purchasing power? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
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To compensate inflation, your salary should grow with the multiplicative factor (1+0.09) = 1.09 

during 6 (six) years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.



Therefore,  Salary%5B2019%5D = Salary%5B2013%5D%2A1.09%5E6 = 60000%2A1.09%5E6 = 100626 dollars.    ANSWER

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