The table below lists the CPI and wage values for the United States from different decades.   a. Complete the table by computing the real income for each year shown in the table.   Instructions: Round your answers to two decimal places.   Nominal and Real Income see image   Instructions: Enter the year using all four numbers (yyyy).   b. Of the years listed above, the paycheck of the average worker was highest in ____ .   c. Of the years listed above, the purchasing power of the average worker was highest in______  .

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Price Index Analysis

A price index is used to measure inflation in most countries and is focused on a collection of products and services significant to a particular economic segment. It is a measure of changing prices over some time. The price index is a scale or a valuable device to measure changes in price levels. The economists randomly choose a certain year as the base year to convert the amount spent on a basket into a price index.