Exhibit 12-2 Unemployment Categories Using the Information in Exhibit 12-2, the Number of Individuals

question 30

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 12-2 Unemployment categories $$\begin{array} { | l | c | } \hline \text { Category } & \begin{array} { c } \text { \# of } \\\text { Individuals }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Frictional unemployment } & 20 \\\text { Structural unemployment } & 35 \\\text { Cyclical unemployment } & 60 \\\text { Discouraged workers } & 5 \\\text { Underemployed workers } & 10 \\\text { Fully employed workers } & 410 \\\text { Population } & 900 \\\hline\end{array}$$ Using the information in Exhibit 12-2, the number of individuals included in the natural rate of unemployment is

• A) 20.
• B) 35.
• C) 55.
• D) 60.

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LIFO Method

An inventory valuation method where the last items added to inventory are the first ones to be used or sold.

Inventory Value

The total cost or market value of all the goods and materials held by a company for the purpose of resale.

Year-End Inventory

The total value of a company's merchandise, goods, and materials on hand at the end of a fiscal year, used to calculate cost of goods sold and profitability.

Balance On Hand

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