ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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Chapter 14, Problem 8P
To determine
Introduction: Inflation is the economic condition which enhances the prices of the products in the market and reduces the buyer’s buying capacity. It is a quantitative measure to find the average rate of increase in the
To calculate: The annual inflation rate.
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