You Receive a Five Percent Raise in Your Hourly Wage

question 119

Multiple Choice

You receive a five percent raise in your hourly wage. The inflation rate is four percent. Your purchasing power has

• A) increased.
• B) decreased.
• C) stayed the same.
• D) is indeterminate.

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