If the price index in 1922 was 17 and a unit of Nabisco Oreo cookies cost $0.32, and if the price index today is 220 and a unit of Nabisco Oreo cookies costs $2.99, then the inflation-adjusted price of Oreos is:

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Answer:

Inflation adjusted price =$0.231

Explanation:

Inflation is the increase in the general price level. Inflation erodes the value of money.

This price index is the weighted average price of a basket of goods and services consumed by a typical consumer. It is used to measure the rate of inflation.

So we can determine the adjusted price as follows:

The inflation adjusted price

= current price  ×  Price index in base year/Price index in current year

=$2.99 ×   17/220

=$0.231