The Average Wage of Production Workers (Adjusted for the Effects

question 9

Multiple Choice

The average wage of production workers (adjusted for the effects of inflation) was $11.08 an hour in 1981 and $10.35 an hour in 1991. In the decade of the 1980s, wages went down by about

• A) 73%.
• B) 7.3%.
• C) 7.0%.
• D) 6.6%.

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