The Real Minimum Wage Rate

question 139

Multiple Choice

The real minimum wage rate

• A) has generally increased since 1967.
• B) has generally decreased since 1967.
• C) was at its highest level in 1995.
• D) fell after 1967 until it reached a minimum around 1985 and has generally risen since then.
• E) has stayed in the range between $6 and $5 (measured in 2005 dollars per hour) since 1967.

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