The Nominal Wage Is $40 an Hour and the Price

question 72

Multiple Choice

The nominal wage is $40 an hour and the price level as measured by a price index is 2.00.If the nominal wage falls to $30 and the price index declines to 1.50,according to the worker misperception explanation of the upward-sloping SRAS curve,workers will initially perceive the

• A) real wage as something greater than $20.
• B) real wage as something less than $20.
• C) real wage as $20.
• D) nominal wage as something more than $30.
• E) nominal wage as something less than $30.

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Definitions:

Inventory

The raw materials, work-in-progress goods, and completely finished goods that are considered to be the portion of a business's assets that are ready or will be ready for sale.

Net Realizable Value

The estimated selling price of goods minus the costs of their sale or disposal, used in inventory valuation and accounts receivable.

Write-Down

A reduction in the book value of an asset when its market price falls below its carrying value on the balance sheet.

Gross Profit

The difference between revenue and the cost of goods sold, representing the basic profitability of the products or services sold by a company.