Question

A building was constructed in August 1999 for $2,340,000. The cost index at that time was 192.3. The current cost index is 302.1. What is the indicated cost new of the building today

Answer 1

$3,676,100

Step-by-step explanation:

in base year dollars, the building costed $2,340,000 / 1.923 = $1,216,849

if today's cost index is 3.021, then it should cost $1,216,849 x 3.021 = $3,676,100 to build the same building.

The cost index is used to adjust inflation, since costs tend to increase a little every year, you need some type of index to compare costs over different periods of time.