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The nominal average wage for non-supervisoryworkers in the U.S. in 1975 was $4.87 per hour
In 2011 dollars, that’s $20.16 per hour
Today’s nominal average wage for non-supervisory
workers in the U.S is $19.00 per hour
1975(2011 $$s) Today
dozen eggs $3.19.16 hrs
$1.580.8 hrs
$6.500.32 hrs
gallon whole milk $3.620.19 hrs
pound ofground beef
$3.38 [1978]0.20 hrs
$2.770.15 hrs
1975(2011 $$s)
Today
wholechicken/lb
$3.35 [1978]0.18 hrs
$1.310.07 hrs
butter/lb $4.54 [1978]0.24 hrs
$3.610.19 hrs
large tomatoes/l
b
$1.920.10 hrs
$1.67 [1978]0.10 hrs
7.5 ozs.toothpaste
$4.42 [1970]0.17 hrs
$2.190.12
$151.03
7.5 hrs
$23.69
12-cup
1.2 hrs
$3,103.97
154 hrs
$239.00
32” HD LCD 720p
12.6 hrs
$1,220.79
61.6 hrs
21.6” LCD HD 720p
$1497.8
$405.41
$322.6316 hrs
20.1 hrs
$109
13” LCD HD 720p
5.7 hrs
$246.27
12.2 hrs
available at Amazon.com
$11.00
0.58 hrs
or, 35 mins
$246.27
12.2 hrs
iPod Nano16GB
$179
9.4 hrs(8 GG costs
7.8 hrs)
The least-pricey turntable:$163.45
8.1 hrs
Sony 5-disc CD player
$115.446.1 hrs
$1,054.73
57.3 hrs
$999
52.6 hrs
MacBookAir
$1,436.22
71.3 hrs
4.8 hrs
$92.00
12.0 mp
$815.37
40.5 hrs
But you today can’tbuy a soundless video
camera, so.....
Projector$1,233.20
61.2 hrs
Sound camera&
Projector(& screen)$2,069.44102.7 hrs
$42.902.3
forJordan
Weingarten
least-pricey one:$411.8320.4 hrs
$17.530.92 hrs
least-pricey one at Amazon.com
(It’s an Emerson)
$860.7042.7 hrs
=
$20710.9 hrs
available fromBusinessSupply.com
$168.66
8.4 hrs
Bridgestone Potenza165/13
$68.70
3.6 hrs
$786.19
38.4 hrs
40,000 BTU, 2 burner
40,000 BTU, 2-burner gas
$1186.2
62,000 BTU 5-burner gas
$24913.1
$1,820.93
90.3 hrs
0.9 cu. ft., 600 watts
0.9 cu ft., 900 watts
$583.1 hrs
$910.36
$786.19
45.2 hrs
39 hrs
0.6 cu. ft., 400 watts
0.7 cu. ft., 700 watts
Wal-Mart’s lowest-priced
$452.4 hrs
$1,241.48
61.6 hrs
Wal-Mart’s most expensive;high-capacity washer
$747.1139.3
$827.5841.1 hrs
Home Depot’s least-pricey
standard-sized washer (Admiral)
$34918.4 hrs
$2,814.28Sears*Best
139.6 hrs
22.1 cu. ft.
21.9 cu. ft., G.E.
$1,124.10
at Home Depot
59.2 hrs
25.2 cu. ft., Maytag
at Home Depot
$717.3037.8 hrs
Home Depot’s least-pricey model
25.5 cu ft., GE ProfileHome Depot’s most
pricey model
$3,149.10165.7 hrs
$765.50
38 hrs
5.78 cu. ft.
6.6 hrs per cubic foot
5.1 cu. ft., Magic Chef compact refrigerator
$29915.7 hrs
3.08 hrs per cubic foot
$661.82
32.9 hrs
10’ x 14’
sleeps 9 adults
$97
5.1 hrs
10’ x 18’
$140.687 hrs
$49.99
2.6 hrs
$2,069.27
102.7 hrs
GE 30” electric range with oven
$698
at Home Depot
36.7 hrs
$682.7233.9 hrs
Eureka
$65.99
3.5 hrs
$289.5214.4 hrs
$21.88
1.2 hrs
at Amazon.com
$94.584.7 hrs
$4.50at Amazon.com
0.24 hrsor, 14.4 minutes
$70.32
3.5 hrs
$29.99 at Ikea
1.6 hrs
$972.45
68.8 hrs
$899
Home Depot’s priciest
47.3
SEARS*BEST$1,407.04
$868.97
70.8 hrs
43.1 hrs
Standard-size dishwasher; first
to appear on Home Depot’s
webpage
$19910.5 hrs
GE dishwasherat Home Depot
$26914.2 hrs
$89947.3 hrs
Home Depot’smost-pricey
standarddishwasher (It’s a GE)
$248.30(the bottom
one)
12.3 hrs
$67
3.5 hrs
$41.352.1 hrs
$29.991.6 hrs
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