Janet Is Receiving a 5% Pay Raise

question 299

Multiple Choice

Janet is receiving a 5% pay raise. If the rate of inflation is 2%, then Janet's purchasing power is

• A) falling.
• B) rising.
• C) unaffected by either inflation or the pay raise because they are expressed in nominal and not in real terms.
• D) impossible to determine without further information.

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Definitions:

Supply Inelastic

A situation where the quantity supplied of a good is not significantly affected by changes in its price.

Cross Elasticity

A gauge for the reaction in the demand for one item when there's a price alteration in another item.

Cross Elasticity

The extent to which the demand for a certain good alters in response to price changes of another good.

Substitutes

Goods or services that can be used in place of each other, where an increase in the price of one leads to an increased demand for the other.