The percentage of workers who work part time for noneconomic reasons
A) has decreased from 30 percent of the labor force in 1980 to 20 percent in 2011.
B) does not fluctuate much at all with the business cycle.
C) has trended upward since 1980.
D) fluctuates strongly with the business cycle.
E) decreases during a recession as the number of discouraged workers increases.
B
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A) higher; an increase B) higher; a decrease C) lower; an increase D) lower; a decrease E) higher; no change
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A. An increase in the price of tennis balls. B. An increase in the price of tennis racquets. C. An increase in the expected future price of tennis balls. D. An increase in the price of the rubber used to make tennis balls.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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A. intensive margin. B. extensive margin. C. hours margin. D. hours of intensity.