The unemployment rate tells us
A) the fraction of people who want to be working but are not.
B) the fraction of people who are not working and do not want to be working.
C) the fraction of people who are not working and have quit looking for jobs.
D) all of the above
A
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Which of the following statements is true of perfect competition?
A) The outcome in a perfectly competitive market is Pareto inefficient. B) The total value of production across a perfectly competitive industry is maximized. C) Firms under perfect competition produce at a point where price is greater than marginal cost. D) Consumers in a competitive market purchase at a point where marginal utility is greater than price.
A firm with a flat demand curve
A) has no brand loyalty. B) has weak brand loyalty. C) has strong brand loyalty. D) isn't really worried about brand loyalty; flat demand curves guarantee zero profit.
Super Haulers is a hauling company and delivers large and heavy materials to construction job sites. Super Haulers is considering purchasing a new dump truck that costs $185,000 and the managers of Super Haulers have estimated that the new dump truck will generate $50,000 a year in future operating profit for the next four years. At the end of four years, Super Haulers can sell the dump truck at
a salvage price of $20,000. If the discount rate is 5 percent, which of the following is true if the managers of Super Haulers are profit-maximizing? A) The manager should not make the investment because the net present value is negative. B) The manager should make the investment because the net present value is positive. C) The manager should make the investment because the net present value is negative. D) The manager should not make the investment because the net present value is positive.
A government-imposed restriction on the quantity of a specific good that may be imported to and sold in the United States is called a
A) tariff system. B) quota system. C) reverse-trade system. D) union trade system.