Pricing Policy and Real Wage Implications
Analyze the production manager's argument. Based strictly on the company's established pricing rule, is the manager's conclusion that the real wage will decrease correct? Justify your answer by explaining the mathematical relationship between the nominal wage, the product price, and the resulting real wage under this specific policy.
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