Which one of the following individuals is NOT counted as unemployed?
A. a 22-year-old aspiring actress currently without any show business employment, but working temporarily as a waitress while she auditions for acting jobs
B. a 50-year-old woman laid off from her former job because of a downturn in the company's sales and looking for another job
C. a 35-year-old woman fired from her prior work because of poor performance and looking for another job
D. a recent college graduate currently without any employment and looking for her first full-time job
Answer: A
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A) higher; increase; 100% B) higher; increase; 50% C) lower; increase; 100% D) lower; increase; 50% E) higher; decrease; 0%
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A. Mexico because her total pleasure will be greater. B. Florida because her pleasure per dollar will be greater. C. Mexico because her pleasure per dollar will be greater. D. Florida because her total cost will be lower.
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A. cheaper foreign imports used in production. B. improved information and communications technologies. C. higher levels of educational attainment by workers. D. increased foreign competition.
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A) a proprietorship is easy to form while a partnership is hard to form. B) a proprietorship has only one owner while a partnership has only two owners. C) a partnership allows for specialization while a proprietorship does not. D) the profits in a proprietorship are taxed only once while in a partnership they are taxed twice.