A Number of Semi-Skilled Workers in an Industry Find Themselves

question 89

Multiple Choice

A number of semi-skilled workers in an industry find themselves out of work when improvements in technology render their jobs obsolete. These workers experience _____ unemployment.

• A) transitional
• B) technological
• C) structural
• D) frictional

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Definitions:

Units Transferred Out

In process costing, the total units moved from one production process or department to the next or to finished goods.

Weighted-Average Method

The process of assessing the cost of goods sold alongside the remaining inventory's value by averaging the costs of all for-sale units during the designated period.

Equivalent Unit

A metric employed in cost accounting to denote the extent of completed work on units that are not yet finished, expressed as an equivalent number of totally completed units.

Conversion Costs

Costs associated with converting raw materials into finished goods, typically including direct labor and manufacturing overhead.