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The Link Between Wages and Prices
A manufacturing firm's labor union successfully negotiates a significant increase in the nominal wage for all its workers. Assuming the firm's primary goal is to maintain its profit margin and that labor is its main cost, break down the step-by-step process that connects this wage increase to the final price of the firm's products.
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