If Inflation Was 6 Percent Last Year and a Worker

question 43

Multiple Choice

If inflation was 6 percent last year and a worker received a 4 percent nominal wage increase last year, then the worker's real wage:

• A)increased 4 percent.
• B)increased 2 percent.
• C)decreased 2 percent.
• D)decreased 6 percent.

Gain insight into the reasons and implications of currency valuation policies.

Understand and apply the process of journalizing transactions in various business scenarios.

Identify and correct common errors in journal entries and trial balances.

Prepare trial balances and understand their role in the accounting cycle.

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