ssume that Gabriel earned a nominal wage rate of $15 per hour in 2019, the base year for the CPI. The CPI in 2020 was 102.6 and his nominal wage rate was $16 per hour. What was his real wage rate in 2019?

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A: The real wage is given as:  => Real Wage = Nominal Wage / CPI

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A: Given,   Wage earned in 2017 = $15000  CPI in 2017 = 150.3  CPI in 2021 = 240.5

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A: CPI is measured using fixed basket of goods.

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A: CPI = 220 Nominal Income = $37,000 Therefore, Real Income=Nominal incomeCPIx100…