Suppose the price index is 100 in the base year and the price of a pound of oranges in that year is $1.96 . Now, if the price index changes to 105 in the following year, how much would a pound of oranges cost?
a. $2.45
b. $0.25
c. $1.96
d. $2.06
e. $1.50
d
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