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Jim's Nominal Wage Increased by 1%, and the Prices of Goods

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Jim's nominal wage increased by 1%, and the prices of goods that Jim buys increased by 4%. Jim's real wage has:

A) remained constant.
B) increased.
C) decreased.
D) changed by 5%, but the direction of the change is ambiguous.

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