Table 13-22 -Refer to Table 13-22

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Table 13-22
$\begin{array}{|c|c|c|}\hline \text { Year } & \begin{array}{c}\text { Nominal Average Hourly } \\\text { Earnings }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { CPI } \\(\mathbf{1 9 8 2 - 1 9 8 4}=\mathbf{1 0 0})\end{array} \\\hline 2016 & \$ 10 & 100 \\\hline 2017 & 11 & 105 \\\hline 2018 & 12 & 110 \\\hline\end{array}$
-Refer to Table 13-22.Using the above table,calculate real average hourly earnings for 2016,2017,and 2018.Calculate the rate of growth of real average hourly earnings from 2017 to 2018.

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Definitions:

Nash Equilibrium

A concept in game theory where each player's chosen strategy maximizes their payoff given the strategies chosen by other players, and no player can benefit by changing their strategy unilaterally.

Marginal Cost

The cost of producing one additional unit of a product or service.

Profit-Maximizing

A strategy or process aimed at increasing a company's profits to the highest possible level.

Marginal Cost

The increase in cost that arises from producing one additional unit of a good or service.