Assume That Nominal Income Is $35,000 and the Price Index

question 30

Essay

Assume that nominal income is $35,000 and the price index is 1.20 in year 1.In year 2, nominal income rises to $38,000 and the price index rises to 1.25.What was the percentage change in real income from year 1 to year 2? What was the absolute amount of increase in real income? Make your calculations of the percentage change in real income and the absolute change in real income using the approximation formula and using the more precise method with index numbers.

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