Assume Your Salary Is $2000 Per Month and the Expectation

question 8

Multiple Choice

Assume your salary is $2000 per month and the expectation is that over the next twelve months inflation will be 6 percent. In order to prevent a drop in your real salary over the year, your employer would have to agree to change your nominal salary by

• A)0.
• B)+ 12 percent.
• C)+ 6 percent.
• D)- 6 percent.
• E)- 12 percent.

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