question archive The New York Times cost $0
The New York Times cost $0
Subject:EconomicsPrice: Bought3
The New York Times cost $0.15 in 1970 and $0.75 in 1999. The average wage in manufacturing was $3.35 per hour in 1970 and $13.84 in 1999.
a. By what percentage did the price of a newspaper rise?
b. By what percentage did the wage rise?
c. In each year, how many minutes does a worker have to work to earn enough to buy a newspaper?
d. Did workers’ purchasing power in terms of newspapers rise or fall?
