A Factory Worker Earned $10 an Hour in 1980

question 32

Multiple Choice

A factory worker earned $10 an hour in 1980. The CPI was 0.82 in 1980. The same factory worker was earning $15 an hour in 1990 when the CPI was 1.31. From 1980 to 1990, the factory worker's hourly real wage:

• A)increased from $7.63 to $18.29.
• B)decreased from $12.20 to $11.45.
• C)remained constant.
• D)increased from $10 to $15.

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Definitions:

Capital Expenditures

Investments in physical assets like property, plant, and equipment, which are expected to improve a company’s future productive capacity.

Operating Efficiency

A metric that indicates the ratio of output gained to the input expended in the business process.

Extend Its Useful Life

The process of prolonging the period over which an asset can productively be used, often through maintenance or improvements.

Functional Depreciation

The decrease in the usefulness or value of an asset due to advancements in technology or changes in market demands, rather than physical wear and tear.