Answer:
d. $2.6 million in 2000 dollars, which is more than the cost of the courthouse restoration in 2000 dollars.
Explanation:
price index is the average of price related to aspecific calss of goods or services in a specific period of time.
Today's Cost of Asset = Base year cost x ( current year price index / Base year price index
In year 2000
Hospital = $500,000 x 126.5 / 24 = $2,635,417
Courthouse = $1,700,000 x 126.5 / 108 = $1,991,204
Cost of Hospital = 2.6 million
Difference with courthouse = 2,635,417 - 1,991,204 = $644,213
Cost of hospital is more than the Couthouse by $644,21300