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Suppose Robert Has a Wage Contract Subject to an Escalator

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Suppose Robert has a wage contract subject to an escalator clause. He earned $22 per hour last year. In the same year, the consumer price index rose from 120.0 to 126.0. Based on the given information, what should his new wage be?


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