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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What explains any divergence between nominal and real GDP?
A) Constant prices B) Changing prices C) Constant output D) Changing output E) None of the above.
The services British capital provides in Spain are a service export from Britain
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.
Barney Oats Co produces 5 varieties of flavored oats. A market survey done by the company revealed that its competitor Sloan co. had a larger share in the market. It was found out that Barney's share of output was one-tenth that of Sloan Co Immediately
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.
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.