Jounral Prompt: September 18, 2009

In "Thank You M'am," Mrs. Jones can buy a little cake for 10 cents, and Roger can buy shoes for 10 dollars.  Fifty years later, little cakes cost a dollar and shoes cost 100 dollars.  By how much have prices increased?  If inflation continues at the same rate, how much will a cake  cost in 2059?  How much will shoes cost?