Answer:
[tex]\boxed{\text{Year 17}}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
[tex]a(t) = 100e^{0.024t}[/tex]
Data:
a(t) = 150
a(0) = 100
Calculations :
[tex]\begin{array}{rcll}150 & = & 100e^{0.024t} & \\\\1.50 & = & e^{0.024t} & \text{Divided each side by 100}\\0.4055 & = & 0.024t & \text{Took the ln of each side}\\t & \approx & \mathbf{17} & \text{Divided each side by 0.024}\\\end{array}[/tex]
[tex]\text{The consumer price index will be 50 \% higher in } \boxed{\textbf{year 17}}[/tex]