Minneapolis, mn has a cpi of 173. anchorage, ak has a cpi of 226. how does the purchasing power of someone in minneapolis earning a salary of $42,500 compare to the purchasing power of someone in anchorage earning a salary of $67,000? a. the person living in minneapolis has $57.61/cpi more than the person in anchorage. b. the person living in minneapolis has $130.45/cpi more than the person in anchorage. c. the person living in anchorage has $50.80/cpi more than the person in minneapolis. d. the person living in anchorage has $90.82/cpi more than the person in minneapolis.

The person living in Anchorage has $50.80/CPI more than the person in Minneapolis.

Step-by-step explanation:

Minneapolis, MN has a CPI of 173.

Someone in Minneapolis earning a salary of $42,500

Purchasing power =

                              =

Anchorage, AK has a CPI of 226.

Anchorage earning a salary of $67,000

Purchasing power =

                              =

Now, Purchasing power of someone in AK - purchasing power of someone in MN

=

=

Thus The person living in Anchorage has $50.80/CPI more than the person in Minneapolis.

Option C is correct.

42

step-by-step explanation:

256/6=42