19- In 2000 a minimum wage worker earned 119 TL whereas a minimum wage worker in 2020 earned 2943 TL. The price level in 2000 was 20.5 and it equaled 263 in 2020. Using these numbers you can conclude that a) O The purchasing power of the minimum wage worker roughly doubled in Turkey from 2000 to 2020 b) O There was no change in real income of the minimum wage worker over 20 years C) O The purchasing power of the minimum wage worker was higher in 2000 than in 2020. d) O The purchasing power of the minimum wage worker increased by almost a factor of 25 in Turkey from 2000 to 2020
19- In 2000 a minimum wage worker earned 119 TL whereas a minimum wage worker in 2020 earned 2943 TL. The price level in 2000 was 20.5 and it equaled 263 in 2020. Using these numbers you can conclude that a) O The purchasing power of the minimum wage worker roughly doubled in Turkey from 2000 to 2020 b) O There was no change in real income of the minimum wage worker over 20 years C) O The purchasing power of the minimum wage worker was higher in 2000 than in 2020. d) O The purchasing power of the minimum wage worker increased by almost a factor of 25 in Turkey from 2000 to 2020
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![19- In 2000 a minimum wage worker earned 119 TL whereas a minimum wage worker in 2020
earned 2943 TL. The price level in 2000 was 20.5 and it equaled 263 in 2020. Using these
numbers you can conclude that
a) O The purchasing power of the minimum wage worker roughly doubled in Turkey from 2000 to 2020
b) O
There was no change in real income of the minimum wage worker over 20 years
c) O
The purchasing power of the minimum wage worker was higher in 2000 than in 2020.
d) O The purchasing power of the minimum wage worker increased by almost a factor of 25 in Turkey from 2000 to
2020](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F320c6d29-432c-4434-ae2c-4aa77929bf45%2F0f4ccedc-74ae-4dec-b6cc-16d4f7583612%2Ft0kzpjg_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:19- In 2000 a minimum wage worker earned 119 TL whereas a minimum wage worker in 2020
earned 2943 TL. The price level in 2000 was 20.5 and it equaled 263 in 2020. Using these
numbers you can conclude that
a) O The purchasing power of the minimum wage worker roughly doubled in Turkey from 2000 to 2020
b) O
There was no change in real income of the minimum wage worker over 20 years
c) O
The purchasing power of the minimum wage worker was higher in 2000 than in 2020.
d) O The purchasing power of the minimum wage worker increased by almost a factor of 25 in Turkey from 2000 to
2020
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