Multiple Choice
If prices (as measured by the CPI) tripled and nominal wages tripled,what would happen to real wages?
A) They would triple.
B) They would remain unchanged.
C) They would increase by one-third.
D) They would decrease by one-third.
E) They would increase by a factor of nine.
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