1. If the military budget in France makes up 21% of total expenditures and they rise by 18% while the other components in the consumer price index remain constant, by how much the consumer price index rise?
2. In 2015, average hourly earnings were $15.35. By 2019, the had risen to $19.33. In the same period the CPI rose from 185.5 to 245.9. What was the real wage in each year, and how much did it change?