The Table Shown Displays Yearly Salaries and the CPI Across

question 52

Multiple Choice

The table shown displays yearly salaries and the CPI across five decades. Calculate the value of the 1999 salary in 2009 dollars. How does that salary compare to the 2009 salary shown in the table?

• A) Although the nominal salary has increased, the amount of purchasing power has remained the same from 1999 to 2009.
• B) The increase in salary from 1999 to 2009 was larger than inflation during that period.
• C) The 1999 salary had a higher real value in 2009.
• D) All of these are true.

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Definitions:

Perfectly Competitive Firm

A firm that operates in a market where there are many buyers and sellers, the products are homogeneous, and no single buyer or seller can influence the market price.

Marginal Revenue

The additional income generated from selling one more unit of a product is known as marginal revenue.

Marginal Cost

The financial impact of producing an extra unit of a product or service.

Perfectly Competitive Firms

Firms that operate in a market where no single buyer or seller has the power to influence the price of the product, and where the product offered is homogeneous, with many sellers and buyers.