The labor-force participation rate measures the percentage of the

a. total adult population that is in the labor force.
b. total adult population that is employed.
c. labor force that is employed.
d. labor force that is either employed or unemployed.


a

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A) therefore they are subtracted from British GDP in calculating British GNP. B) therefore they are added to Spanish GDP in calculating Spanish GDP. C) therefore they are added to British GDP in calculating British GNP. D) therefore they are added to Spanish GNP in calculating Spanish GDP. E) therefore they are subtracted from Spanish GNP.

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afterward, the CEO of Barney Oats decided to reduce the number of flavors and reassign tasks to workers based on their skills. Will the manager's decision increase the output of Barney Oats? Give reasons to support your answer.

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When carmakers began to cut the costs of producing cars by designing the chassis, engines, and transmissions so that different models could be produced on the same assembly line, production costs fell $240 per car. This idea best illustrates:

A. diminishing marginal product. B. diseconomies of scale. C. economies of scale. D. constant returns to scale.

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