Other Things Being Equal,when Changes in Technology Cause Some Industries

question 82

Multiple Choice

Other things being equal,when changes in technology cause some industries to decline and other industries to expand the result is

• A)a decrease in cyclical unemployment.
• B)a decrease in NAIRU.
• C)an increase in NAIRU.
• D)an increase in frictional unemployment.
• E)an increase in structural unemployment.

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Definitions:

Incremental Cost Approach

A decision-making process that focuses on the changes in total cost resulting from a specific business decision, considering only the relevant costs and benefits that differ between alternatives.

Operating Costs

Expenses associated with running a business's core activities on a day-to-day basis, such as salaries, rent, and utilities.

Discount Rate

The discount rate that is employed during discounted cash flow evaluation to ascertain the present valuation of future expected cash flows.

Simple Rate of Return

A financial metric that calculates the gain or loss of an investment over a specific period as a percentage of the investment's initial cost.