The participation rate is the number of people:

A. employed and unemployed divided by the population aged 16 years and older.
B. employed divided by the population aged 16 years and older.
C. employed and unemployed divided by the labor force.
D. employed divided by the labor force.


Answer: A

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a. charging a higher price to the customers with a more inelastic demand. b. charging a higher price to the customers with a perfectly elastic demand. c. supplying more in a market with a more inelastic demand. d. supplying less in a market with lower elasticity of demand. e. charging a lower price in a market dominated by wealthy consumers.

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A. varies directly with total output. B. falls continuously as total output expands. C. does not change as total output increases or decreases. D. falls as the firm expands output from zero, but eventually rises.

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The lower the price of medical care in general, the higher the ____________________________ medical care and the ______________________ specific items that make up medical care (such as x-rays). The result will be a _______________ price for the specific items that make up medical care

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