Question

Your friend currently works as an accountant at a public accounting firm in the small town of LaFontaine, Indiana. He is offered a job in Washington, D.C. for $60,000. Your friend calls you and tells you that he is excited about the new job offer, which gives him a raise from his current salary of $50,000. Based on your knowledge of economics, you think that:______

a. Your friend most likely should not be quite so excited because the extremely high cost of living in New York City means his real salary increase will be less than he imagined.
b. Your friend has every reason to be excited because he will be getting paid.
c. Your friend has reason to be excited because in a bigger city he will häve more.
d. Your friend has no reason to be excited because higher pay implies more job 120% of what he used to be paid. things to do and his higher salary will allow him to spend on those activities.

Answer 1

Correct option is (a)

Step-by-step explanation:

Real income is the income after adjusting for inflation. Inflation is rise in general price of commodities. Here, friend was living in a small town. Cost of living as well as inflation is lower as compared to big city like Washington DC. Even though he is given a raise of $10,000 that is an increase in nominal income, his real income after adjusting inflation and cost of living would not rise by $10,000.

So, friend should not get excited to be moving to the city with higher pay as it will not make much of difference.