Table 5.20 
-Refer to Table 5.20.The table above lists the actual minimum wage and CPI in 1981 and in 2015.Using the above table, calculate the real minimum wage for 1981 and 2015.Calculate the rate of growth of the real minimum wage from 1981 to 2015.Are workers better off in terms of the purchasing power of a dollar in 1981 or 2015? Explain why.
Definitions:
Economic Profit
The distinction in the amount between total sales and all costs, inclusive of apparent and implied expenses.
Marginal Revenue
The extra revenue generated from the sale of an additional unit of a product or service, essential for establishing the best production quantities.
Marginal Cost
The increase in total cost that arises from producing one additional unit of goods or services.
Industrial Organization
A field of economics dealing with how firms' structures, strategies, and behaviors determine the nature and extent of competition.
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