The company where Bruce worked decided to shut down one of its factories. Bruce was laid off as part of a permanent reduction in workforce in August 2008 . He was unemployed at the time of an employment survey in September 2008 but started working again in December 2008 . This is an example of _____
a. frictional unemployment
b. seasonal unemployment
c. cyclical unemployment
d. structural unemployment
a
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Which of the following is the most likely to cause the price of air travel to rise?
a. Lower prices and improved service in Amtrak (the nation's passenger railroad). b. Improved productive efficiency resulting from airline mergers. c. Higher airplane fuel costs. d. Reports that air travel safety is deteriorating.
Which of the following is not an advantage of cost-plus pricing?
A) If a firm is selling multiple products, it ensures that the firm's prices will cover costs that are difficult to assign to one product. B) It ensures that the firm will maximize its profits. C) It is easy to calculate. D) It requires little information.
One of the primary sources of diseconomies of scale is the inefficiencies associated with managing large scale operations
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The maximum possible production of goods and services generated by the fullest employment of the economy's resources is
a. impossible to achieve b. an unrealistic goal seldom achieved c. economic efficiency d. a point above the production possibilities curve e. possible only if the production possibilities curve shifts inward