The nominal salary paid to the president of the United States along with data for the consumer

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The nominal salary paid to the president of the United States along with data for the consumer price index (CPI) are given for various years below.

YEAR 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2019 PRESIDENTIAL SALARY $75,000 75,000 100,000 200,000 400,000 400,000 CPI

a. Calculate the president’s real salary measured in the purchasing power of the dollar in 2000. 

b. In which year was the real presidential salary the highest? In which year was the real presidential salary the lowest?  

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Macroeconomics Private And Public Choice

ISBN: 9780357134009

17th Edition

Authors: James D. Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, Russell S. Sobel, David A. Macpherson

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