Answer:
Her nominal wage increase by: (12.48/12)-1= 0.04= 4%
Her real wage decreased by: 4% - 7$= -3%
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Ginny currently earns a (real or nominal) wage of $12.00 per hour. Ginny and her employer both expected inflation to be 4% between 2012 and 2013, so they agreed, in a two-year contract, that she would earn $12.00 per hour in 2012 and $12.48 per hour in 2013. However, suppose inflation between 2012 and 2013 turned out to be 7%, not 4%.
Her nominal wage increase by: (12.48/12)-1= 0.04= 4%
Her real wage decreased by: 4% - 7$= -3%