The relevant answers with regard to real wages are as follows:
A) $10.08
B) 10.89
C) 19.05. See explanation below.
[A]
Recall that Real Wages are computed as follows;
Real Wages = (Nominal Wage/CPI in the Given Year) x CPI in the base year
12 = (N/84) x 100
= 10.08
[B]
The formula for real wage still stands:
Hence,
12 x 1.08 = (N/84) x 100
= 10.89
One thing to keep in mind is that the percentage rise in real wages is always equal to the percentage increase in nominal wages. The same may be demonstrated with other values.
[C]
It is to be noted that the real wage is pegged at $12 which is same from the prior year.
Hence, percentage increase = 0
But because $12 is Nominal in the incumbent year,
[(12 - 10.08)/10.08] x 100
= 92/10.08
= 19.05
Real wages are earnings adjusted for inflation, or pay expressed in terms of the quantity of goods and services that may be purchased. In contrast to nominal wages or unadjusted wages, this word is used.
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Full Question:
Suppose General Electric paid its line workers $12 per hour in 2015 when the Consumer Price Index was 100. Suppose that deflation occurred and the aggregate price level fell to 84 in 2016. Instructions: Round your answers to two decimal places. a. GE needed to pay its workers $ in 2016 in order to keep the real wage fixed at $12. b. GE needed to pay its workers $ in 2016 if it wanted to increase the real wage by 8 percent. c. If GE kept the wage fixed at $12 per hour in 2016, in real terms, its workers got a % increase in wages.
