Consumer Price Index SETTINGS 1960 300 280 260 240 220 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 Price Then ($) Price Now ($) 1960 Year GRAPH 10.00 Show Transcribed Text 10.00 1984 1965 1970 1975 1980 Reset 2016 1982-1984 = 100.00 1984 1985 1990 c PRICE CALCULATIONS CPI = 105.30 1984 Price Then $10.00 Price Now $22.79 $4.39 $10.00 (CPI data not seasonally adjusted. Source: BLS) Year 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 a) How much would a worker have to be paid per hour in 2016 to keep her real wage the same as in 1980 if she earned $10 per hour in 1980? Instructions: Round your answer to two decimal places. $[ b) A worker earned $10 a hour in 1980 and $14 an hour in 1990. Using the interactive tool to convert each of the wage rates to 2016 dollars, did this worker experience a rise in her real wage?

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Consumer Price Index
SETTINGS
1960
300
280
260
240
220
200
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
Price Then ($)
Price Now ($)
GRAPH
1960
Year
1965 1970 1975
Show Transcribed Text
10.00
10.00
1984
1980
Reset
2016
1982-1984 = 100.00
1984
1985 1990
PRICE CALCULATIONS
CPI = 105.30
1984
Price Then
$10.00
1995 2000
Price Now
$4.39
(CPI data not seasonally adjusted. Source: BLS)
$22.79
O No, because the real value of her hourly wage has stayed the same.
O No, because the real value of her hourly wage has fallen from $27.81 to $25.11.
O Yes, because the real value of her hourly wage has risen from $25.11 to $27.81.
O Yes, because she is earning more dollars per hour.
$10.00
Year
2005 2010 2015 2020
a) How much would a worker have to be paid per hour in 2016 to keep her real wage the same as in 1980 if she earned $10 per hour
in 1980? Instructions: Round your answer to two decimal places. $
b) A worker earned $10 a hour in 1980 and $14 an hour in 1990. Using the interactive tool to convert each of the wage rates to
2016 dollars, did this worker experience a rise in her real wage?
Transcribed Image Text:Consumer Price Index SETTINGS 1960 300 280 260 240 220 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 Price Then ($) Price Now ($) GRAPH 1960 Year 1965 1970 1975 Show Transcribed Text 10.00 10.00 1984 1980 Reset 2016 1982-1984 = 100.00 1984 1985 1990 PRICE CALCULATIONS CPI = 105.30 1984 Price Then $10.00 1995 2000 Price Now $4.39 (CPI data not seasonally adjusted. Source: BLS) $22.79 O No, because the real value of her hourly wage has stayed the same. O No, because the real value of her hourly wage has fallen from $27.81 to $25.11. O Yes, because the real value of her hourly wage has risen from $25.11 to $27.81. O Yes, because she is earning more dollars per hour. $10.00 Year 2005 2010 2015 2020 a) How much would a worker have to be paid per hour in 2016 to keep her real wage the same as in 1980 if she earned $10 per hour in 1980? Instructions: Round your answer to two decimal places. $ b) A worker earned $10 a hour in 1980 and $14 an hour in 1990. Using the interactive tool to convert each of the wage rates to 2016 dollars, did this worker experience a rise in her real wage?
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