Consider the following Average earnings index (AEI) with 1987 as a base year. Year 1987 1990 1993 1996 1999 ΑΕΙ 100 117 114 124 149 If a worker earned $151 in 1990, how much do they need to be paid in 1999 to have kept pace with the average earnings index? (2 d.p.)

A patient originally weighing 160 lb took a course of medication with a side effect that caused his weight to increase by 25%. (a) How much weight did he gain? (b) What percent of this resulting weight must he now lose in order to return to his original weight? (a) The patient gained lb. (Type a whole number or an exact decimal. If the decimal does not terminate, round to the nearest whole number.)

Questions 9-10. Use the CPI table below to answer the questions. Annual CPI values 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 184.00 188.9 195.3 201.6 207.342 215.303 214.537 218.056 224.939 229.594 232.957 Ivy Tech Tuition was $88.15 per credit hour in 2006. Use the CPI values to determine what the school would be charging in 2013 if they only increased tuition based on inflation. (round to the nearest cent)

The rent for tenants in a building in 1940 was $30 per month. The landlord changes the rent based on the CPI-U. Use the CPI-U chart below to calculate the current rent in 2019. Round to the nearest dollar.   Year CPI-U 1940 14.0 1949 23.8 1983 99.6 2000 172.2 2005 195.3 2009 214.5 2014 236.0 2017 245.1 2019 255.7 2020 258.8