The Most Common Formula for Adjusting Wages to the Cost

question 29

Multiple Choice

The most common formula for adjusting wages to the cost of living is:

• A) wages increased 3 cents for each 0.1 rise in the CPI.
• B) a percentage increase in wages for each percentage increase in the CPI
• C) wages increased 1 cent for each 0.3 rise in the CPI.
• D) wages increased 1 cent for each 0.2 rise in the CPI.
• E) none of these

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