Question

An associate professor of physics gets a $200 a month raise. She figures that with her new monthly salary she can buy more goods and services than she could buy last year.

a. Her real and nominal salary have risen.
b. Her real and nominal salary have fallen.
c. Her real salary has risen and her nominal salary has fallen.
d. Her real salary has fallen and her nominal salary has risen.

Answer 1

a. Her real and nominal salary have risen

Step-by-step explanation:

Her nominal salary is the amount she earns. the $200 increase is an increase in her nominal salary.

Her real salary is calculated in the amount of goods and service she can purchase given her income. Since with the $200, she can buy more goods and services, her real salary has also increased.