If something cost 20 cents in 1950, how much would it be now?

Question

If something cost 20 cents in 1950, how much would it be now?

Answer 1

Bread was 15 cents in 1950; it's now about $1.50-2.00.

Answer 2

u need an inflation formula to calculate ur answer!!

Answer 3

There is an inflation calculator here:

http://www.westegg.com/inflation/infl.cg...

Unfortunately it only goes up to 2007.  But you can enter the price, what year starting, what year ending.

I put in 20 cents in 1950 and it came to $1.72 in 2007.