NPR ("Certain Green Industries Have Job Openings", November 12, 2008 ) reported on a story about wind turbine manufacturers in Ohio having trouble finding skilled workers
The report noted that as a result tens of thousands of people having been laid off, there is "a huge pool of job-seekers." The firms claim to "offer good pay and benefits." A representative from the United Steelworkers claims that their union members have easily transferrable skills, but the pay is too low, around $30,000 annually. A manager at Apollo Alliance says that workers in the new industry need different skills than those in the old steel industry. The type of unemployment described in the story is ________ unemployment.
A) cyclical
B) structural
C) frictional
D) efficiency wage
Ans: B) structural
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Assume that the central bank increases the reserve requirement. If the nation has low mobility international capital markets and a flexible exchange rate system, what happens to the quantity of real loanable funds per time period and the nominal value of the domestic currency in the context of the Three-Sector-Model?
a. The quantity of real loanable funds per time period rises, and nominal value of the domestic currency falls. b. The quantity of real loanable funds per time period falls, and nominal value of the domestic currency rises. c. The quantity of real loanable funds per time period rises, and nominal value of the domestic currency remains the same. d. The quantity of real loanable funds per time period rises, and nominal value of the domestic currency rises. e. There is not enough information to determine what happens to these two macroeconomic variables.
Assume there are 4065 voters in a certain small town and let x = the preferred number of dollars charged monthly to support local parks. For Voters 1-1050, x = $10; for voters 1051-2121, x= $20, for voters 2122-3334, x = $30; for voters 3335-3998, x = $40; and for 3999-4065, x = $50 . Based on these preferences, which of the dollar amounts will win over any of the others?
a. $20. b. $30. c. $50 d. None of the above are correct.
When equilibrium GDP is greater than potential GDP, jobs are plentiful and labor is in great demand.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Answer the following questions true (T) or false (F)
1. A profit-maximizing firm will use an input up to the point where the cost of the input equals the marginal revenue received by the firm. 2. Marginal cost is the additional cost created by the next, or marginal unit of the variable input. 3. Net income represents the accountant's version of after-tax profits.