A business executive earning $50,000 annually in the 1930s would earn around $500,000 today. This increase is based upon
a. cultural capital.
b. constant dollars and current dollars.
c. wage squeeze.
d. sympathetic framing.
Answer: b. constant dollars and current dollars.
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