Table 20-8 the Table Above Reports the Nominal Average Hourly Earnings in Nominal

question 14

Multiple Choice

Table 20-8

The table above reports the nominal average hourly earnings in private industry and the consumer price index for 1965 and 2010.
-Refer to Table 20-8.The percentage change in real average earnings from 1965 to 2010 equals

• A) 2.0 percent
• B) 19.7 percent.
• C) 24.5 percent.
• D) 80.3 percent.

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