Table 13-17 -Refer to Table 13-17

question 254

Multiple Choice

Table 13-17
$\begin{array}{|c|c|c|}\hline \text { Year } & \begin{array}{c}\text { Nominal Average } \\\text { Hourly Earnings }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { CPI } \\(\mathbf{1 9 8 2 - 1 9 8 4}=\mathbf{1 0 0}) \end{array} \\\hline 2016 & \$ 10 & 188.9 \\\hline 2017 & 11 & 195.3 \\\hline 2018 & 13 & 201.6 \\\hline\end{array}$
-Refer to Table 13-17.Looking at the table above,real average hourly earnings between 2017 and 2018 changed by

• A) 1.2%.
• B) 4.5%.
• C) 9.9%.
• D) 14.5%.

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