Suppose There Are 5 Million Unemployed Workers Seeking Jobs

question 187

Multiple Choice

Suppose there are 5 million unemployed workers seeking jobs.After a period of time, 1 million of them become discouraged over their job prospects and cease to look for work.As a result of this, the official unemployment rate would:

• A)increase in the short run but eventually decline.
• B)increase.
• C)decline.
• D)be unchanged.

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Definitions:

Economies of Scale

Cost advantages reaped by companies when production becomes efficient, as the scale of operation and output increases.

Diseconomies of Scale

The phenomenon when a firm experiences increased costs per unit of output due to inefficiencies associated with scale of production, contrary to economies of scale.

Long-run ATC

Referring to the average total cost of production when all inputs, including capital, are variable over a longer period.

Average Fixed Costs

When the production expenses that stay uniform, regardless of production levels, are divided by the number of goods produced.