Suppose workers agreed to a contract that guaranteed a real wage increase of 3 percent per year. If the inflation rate was 7 percent over the following year, what is the required increase in the nominal wage to meet the contract requirements?

a. 10 percent
b. 3 percent
c. 4 percent
d. 7 percent
e. 1 percent

A

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