Table 9-23
-Refer to Table 9-23.The table above lists the actual minimum wage and CPI in 1974 and in 2012.Using the above table,calculate the real minimum wage for 1974 and 2012.Calculate the rate of growth of the real minimum wage from 1974 to 2012.Are workers better off in terms of the purchasing power of a dollar in 1974 or 2012? Explain why.
Definitions:
Mean
The arithmetic average of a set of numbers, found by dividing the sum of all numbers by the count of numbers.
Discrete Probability Distribution
A statistical function that describes the likelihood of each possible outcome of a discrete random variable occurring.
Mean
The average of a set of values, calculated by summing all the values and dividing by the number of values.
Discrete Random Variable
A random variable that has countable outcomes, such as the number of heads in a series of coin flips.
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