The table below presents some data on the federal minimum wage and the CPI for several years. Fill in the column for "minimum wage in2020 $s."YearMinimum wageCPIMinimum wage in 2020 $s1949$0.4023.81968$1.6034.81995$4.25152.42020$7.25259.12024 (proposed)$15306 (projected)What was the 1949 minimum wage equivalent to in 2020 $s?4.35QUESTION 7Many people have proposed raising the minimum wage in increments so that it is $15 by 2024. Some people say that this $15 minimumwage would restore the purchasing power that the minimum wage used to have. Others say it would make the minimum wage higher, inreal terms, that it has ever been before. What is the best evaluation of these claims?O the $15 minimum wage would have more purchasing power than any other year in the tableO the $15 minimum wage is lower, in real terms, than most of the other years in the tableO the $15 minimum wage would be the second highest in real terms (1968 is the highest)O there isn't enough information to compare the purchasing powers in different years

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Year Minimum wage CPI Minimum wage in 2020 $s 1949 $0.40 23.8 1968 $1.60 34.8 1995 $4.25 152.4 2020 $7.25 259.1 2024 (proposed) $15 306 (projected)

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