Table 2.5 -Refer to the Table Above. What Happened to the Real

question 31

Multiple Choice

Table 2.5

-Refer to the table above. What happened to the real value of the minimum wage between 1974 and 2011?

• A) It remained the same.
• B) It increased.
• C) It decreased.
• D) It could not be determined from the given information.

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Budget Line

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Utility

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Indifference Map

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Indifference Curve

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