How Would You Describe "An Increase in Real Wages

question 58

Multiple Choice

How would you describe "an increase in real wages"?

• A) an increase in wages over the Consumer Price Index
• B) an increase in wages and benefits
• C) an increase in the monetary proportion of the compensation package
• D) an increase in collectively bargained wages

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