During the Calculation of This Factor, Workers' Earnings for Prior

question 17

Multiple Choice

During the calculation of this factor, workers' earnings for prior years, up to the maximum Social Security wage base are adjusted to what they would have been if wage levels in earlier years had been the same as they are now.Identify this factor.

• A)Average forecasted monthly earnings
• B)Average replacement annual earnings
• C)Actual indexed annual cost
• D)Average indexed monthly earnings
• E)Average extended replacement cost

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