Assume you receive a 3.5% raise in your 2014 salary for 2015. In addition, suppose the CPI was 238 in 2014 and 240 in 2015. Your real wage in 2014 .a) increasedb) decreasedc) stayed the samed) it cannot be determined with the given information.

James is an employee in the widget inspection department of xyz systems, a government contractor. james was part of a 3-person inspection team that found a particular batch of widgets did not meet the exacting requirements of the u.s. government. in order to meet the tight deadline and avoid penalties under the contract, james' boss demanded that the batch of widgets be sent in fulfillment of the government contract. when james found out, he went to the vice president of the company and reported the situation. james was demoted by his boss, and no longer works on government projects. james has a: