Assume Contracts Between Workers and Employers That Call for an Increase

question 170

Multiple Choice

Assume contracts between workers and employers that call for an increase in the wage rate of 5 percent are based on an expected inflation rate of 3 percent. Should inflation actually be 6 percent,
Then

• A) nominal wages fall by 5 percent.
• B) real wages fall by 6 percent.
• C) nominal wages fall by 1 percent.
• D) real wages fall by 1 percent.

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