Government survey takers determine that typical family expenditures each month in the year designated as the base year are as follows:
• 25 pizzas, $10 each
• apartment rent, $600 per month
• gasoline and car maintenance, $100 per month
• phone service (basic service plus 10 long-distance calls), $50 per month
in the year following the base year, the survey takers determine that pizzas have risen to $11 each, apartment rent is $610, gasoline and maintenance costs are $115, and phone service has dropped in price to $40.
instructions: enter your responses by rounding the cpi to three decimal places and the rate of inflation to one decimal place. a. find the cpi in the subsequent year and the rate of inflation between the base year and the subsequent year.
cpi: .
rate of inflation: %.
b. the family’s nominal income rose by 5 percent between the base year and the subsequent year. are they worse off or better off in terms of what their income is able to buy?
the family is (click to select)still in the same positionbetter offworse off.

Plz i have no idea what a cover letter is can u guys explain it to me write a letter to the address below. you are responding to an advertisement from the willamette company for a job opening as an office assistant. you did some research and learned that the person to whom the application should be sent is ms. katrina n. d. waives. you are going to enclose a résumé and three letters of reference. your résumé will have details about your qualifications, so you should just give a brief but inviting overview of them here. in addition, your letter will include a very important paragraph that is not normally a part of a business letter. you will tell what format you are using for your letter where you got the information on this format. address of the willamette company: 355 buck hill road, portland, oregon 48792.

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