//returns the inflation for an year
public static Inflation GetInflation(int year)
{
Inflation inflation = inflations.Find(i => i.Year == year);
if (inflation == null)
{
Random rnd = new Random();
double rndInflation = (((rnd.NextDouble() * 5) - 1) / 100.0);
double inflationPercent = 1 + rndInflation;
Inflation prevInflation = inflations.Find(i => i.Year == year - 1);
if (prevInflation == null)
{
prevInflation = inflations.Last();
}
Inflation newInflation = new Inflation(year, prevInflation.FuelPrice * inflationPercent, rndInflation, prevInflation.Modifier * inflationPercent);
Inflations.AddInflationYear(newInflation);
return(newInflation);
}
else
{
return(inflation);
}
}
//the converter for a price based on inflation
public static double GetInflationPrice(double price)
{
Inflation baseInflation = Inflations.GetInflation(Inflations.BaseYear);
Inflation currentInflation = Inflations.GetInflation(GameObject.GetInstance().GameTime.Year);
double modifier = currentInflation.Modifier / baseInflation.Modifier;
double newPrice = price * modifier;
return(newPrice);
}