Whats the equilivent of 32 million in 1978 compare to 2008?

Question

Whats the equilivent of 32 million in 1978 compare to 2008?

Answer 1

120-160 Million

Use gasoline, gold or milk as basis point,

which are 4 to 4.5 times as valuable today as they were then.

Answer 2

According to this inflation calculator, it's a cumulative 237.73%, which would make the $32 million worth $76 million.

http://inflationdata.com/Inflation/Infla...

this implies a historical inflation rate of approximately 3%, because 1.03 ^ 30 = 2.4.