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Iggie Took a University Teaching Job as an Assistant Professor

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Iggie took a university teaching job as an assistant professor in 1980 at a salary of $15,000.By 2011,she had been promoted to full professor,with a salary of $70,000.If the price index was 82 in 1980 and 225 in 2011,then what is Iggie's 1980 salary in 2011 dollars?


A) $5,400
B) $20,466
C) $26,158
D) $41,159

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