a. Jodie earned $25,000 at the end of year 1, when the CPI was 460. If the

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a. Jodie earned $25,000 at the end of year 1, when the CPI was 460. If the CPI at the end of year 2 is 504, what would Jodie have to earn at the end of year 2 to maintain a constant real wage?
b. What would she have to earn in year 2 to obtain a 5 percent increase in her real wage? [Use the approximation rule.] 

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Macroeconomics Principles and Applications

ISBN: 978-1111822354

6th edition

Authors: Robert E. Hall, Marc Lieberman

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