A Labor Contract Provides for a First-Year Wage of $10

question 31

Multiple Choice

A labor contract provides for a first-year wage of $10 per hour, and specifies that the real wage will rise by 3 percent in the second year of the contract. The CPI is 1.00 in the first year and 1.07 in the second year. What dollar wage must be paid in the second year?

• A)$10.30
• B)$10.70
• C)$10.90
• D)$11.02

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