Suppose the real wage of a worker remains unchanged between Year 1 and Year 2 but the nominal wage decreases from $20 in Year 1 to $18 in Year 2 . This implies that the price level has:
a. increased by 20 percent.
b. increased by 25 percent.
c. remained unchanged

d. fallen by 10 percent.
e. fallen by 20 percent.


d

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