Question

In 1931, President Herbert Hoover was paid a salary of $75,000. Government statistics show a consumer price index of 15.2 for 1931 and 229.6 for 2012. President Hoover's 1931 salary was equivalent to a 2012 salary of about:_______.a. $4,965.b. $1,132,895.c. $1,057,894.d. $16,080,001.

Answer 1

Answer:

B) $1,132,895

Explanation:

If the CPI = 15.2 in 1931, and in 2012 it was = 229.6, then President Hoover was making a fortune = (229.6 / 15.2) x $75,000 = $1,132,895, and he was a terrible president, one of the worst ones in all history.

In 2012 when President Obama was in office, he made around $400,000 and he was a much better president.