Given the following data : 1996 1997 1998 Year : Weekly take home Pay (Rs.): Consumer Price index : 1992 1993 1994 1995 105 110 115 125 135 140 145 113 118 127 138 144 150 160 (i) What was the real average of weekly pay for each year ? (ii) In which year did the employee have the greatest buying power ? (iii) What percentage increase in the weekly pay for the year 1998 is require (if any) to compensate him with the purchasing power in the year his highest real pay ?
Given the following data : 1996 1997 1998 Year : Weekly take home Pay (Rs.): Consumer Price index : 1992 1993 1994 1995 105 110 115 125 135 140 145 113 118 127 138 144 150 160 (i) What was the real average of weekly pay for each year ? (ii) In which year did the employee have the greatest buying power ? (iii) What percentage increase in the weekly pay for the year 1998 is require (if any) to compensate him with the purchasing power in the year his highest real pay ?
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