If the inflation rate is 3 percent and the nominal wage is frozen for one year, by how much will the real wage change?
a. It will decrease by about 3 percent.
b. It will not change.
c. It will increase by 3 percent.
d. It will triple.
e. We do not have enough information to determine this answer.
A
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