Assume that your nominal wage was fixed at $15 an hour, and the price of a gallon of gasoline rose from $1.00 to $1.05. In this case, your real wage (in terms of gasoline) has

A. increased to $20.
B. decreased to $14.25.
C. decreased to $10.
D. increased to $15.75.


Answer: B

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