Suppose the nominal median household income for a family of four in the United States was $24,118.00 in 1985, $34,678.00 in 1995, $48,326.00 in 2005, and $51,276.00 in 2015. You will need to know that the CPI (multiplied by 100, 1982–1984 = 100) was 106.6 in 1985, 151.4 in 1995, 194.3 in 2005, and 217.1 in 2015.

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Suppose the nominal median household income for a family of four in the United States was $24,118.00 in 1985, $34,678.00 in 1995,
$48,326.00 in 2005, and $51,276.00 in 2015.
You will need to know that the CPI (multiplied by 100, 1982–1984 = 100) was 106.6 in 1985, 151.4 in 1995, 194.3 in 2005, and 217.1 in
2015.
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Instructions: Enter your responses rounded to two decimal places.
Year
Real Income
1985
$
1995
$
2005
$
2015
$
Between 1985 and 2005, the real median household income (Click to select)
Between 2005 and 2015, the real median household income v (Click to select)
rose
declined
stayed constant
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose the nominal median household income for a family of four in the United States was $24,118.00 in 1985, $34,678.00 in 1995, $48,326.00 in 2005, and $51,276.00 in 2015. You will need to know that the CPI (multiplied by 100, 1982–1984 = 100) was 106.6 in 1985, 151.4 in 1995, 194.3 in 2005, and 217.1 in 2015. %3D Instructions: Enter your responses rounded to two decimal places. Year Real Income 1985 $ 1995 $ 2005 $ 2015 $ Between 1985 and 2005, the real median household income (Click to select) Between 2005 and 2015, the real median household income v (Click to select) rose declined stayed constant
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