Response:
Year Nominal wage Real wage Price level Inflation rate
1 $7 $5 140 None
2 $9 $6 150 7.14 %
3 $12 $7.5 160 6.67 %
Explanation:
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The price level for Year 1 is calculated as (Nominal wage in year 1/Real wage in year 1) multiplied by 100.
Thus, Price level in Year 1 = ($7.00 / $5.00) * 100
Resulting in Price level in Year 1 = 1.4 times 100
Which gives Price level in Year 1 = 140
To find Real wage in Year 2: (Nominal wage in year 2 / Price level in year 2) multiplied by 100.
Which gives Real wage in Year 2 = ($9.00 / 150.00) * 100
Thus, Real wage in Year 2 = $6
To calculate Nominal wage in Year 3: (Real wage in Year 3 * Price level in Year 3) divided by 100.
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As a result, Nominal wage in Year 3 = $1,200 / 100
Leading to Nominal wage in Year 3 = $12
To determine Inflation rate in Year 2: (Price level in Year 2 - Price level in Year 1) divided by Price level in Year 1.
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Therefore, Inflation rate in Year 2 = 10 / 140
Giving Inflation rate in Year 2 = 0.0714, or 7.14 %
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