Money lots of money

**Maha** · 2nd May 2015, 09:45

Back in 1973, what is $270 million in today's money?

**unstuck** · 2nd May 2015, 09:54

Originally Posted by Maha

Back in 1973, what is $270 million in today's money?

Probably what any of the countries CEO's are taking home in a year, on top of their salary.

**nodrog:Me** · 2nd May 2015, 10:05

$1,440,000,000.00.

**Maha** · 2nd May 2015, 10:08

what is that in words?

**mashman** · 2nd May 2015, 10:28

Originally Posted by nodrog

$1,440,000,000.00.

$one,four hour zero, zero zero zero, zero zero zero.zero zero.

**BMWST?** · 2nd May 2015, 11:27

Originally Posted by Maha

what is that in words?

1 billion 4 hundred and fourty million dollars

**BMWST?** · 2nd May 2015, 11:28

Originally Posted by BMWST?

1 billion 4 hundred and fourty million dollars

prolly about the same as some people think any retail outlet makes,esp those affluent motorbike shops

**Maha** · 2nd May 2015, 12:15

Originally Posted by BMWST?

prolly about the same as some people think any retail outlet makes,esp those affluent motorbike shops

Not to be confused with those effluent bike shops, that would presumably earn less?

**MIXONE** · 2nd May 2015, 12:42

Originally Posted by Maha

Not to be confused with those effluent bike shops, that would presumably earn less?

They earn shit money.

**bogan** · 2nd May 2015, 12:44

Originally Posted by MIXONE

They earn shit money.

Piss easy job though.

**Virago** · 2nd May 2015, 15:54

$3,261,000,000 according to my calculations (three billion, two hundred and sixty one million).

http://www.rbnz.govt.nz/monetary_pol...on_calculator/

**BMWST?** · 2nd May 2015, 16:10

Originally Posted by MIXONE

They earn shit money.

there is a relationship though.Its a shit load of money!

**Maha** · 2nd May 2015, 17:04

Originally Posted by Virago

$3,261,000,000 according to my calculations (three billion, two hundred and sixty one million).

http://www.rbnz.govt.nz/monetary_pol...on_calculator/

Thanks Ken, the reason I asked the question, was that I was reading an article about Sir Dove-Myer Robinson this morning. His underground rail scheme seemed too expensive for the ARA at the time @ $273m or $3.261b in today's money. $2.4b is today's estimate.