One Explanation for the Change in the Participation Rate of Married

question 150

Multiple Choice

One explanation for the change in the participation rate of married women in the U.S. labor force is that _____

• A) fewer women are being trained for household work by the public school system.
• B) the rapid growth in the service sector has increased job opportunities for women.
• C) the cost of professional day care has increased.
• D) couples are having more children.
• E) husbands earn more today than they did previously.

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Definitions:

WACC

Weighted Average Cost of Capital; a calculation used to assess the cost of a company's financing by averaging the costs of its equity and debt, weighted by their respective proportions in the company's capital structure.

Level of Risk

Describes the amount of uncertainty or potential financial loss inherent in an investment decision.

WACC

The Weighted Average Cost of Capital, a calculation of a firm's cost of capital in which each category of capital is proportionately weighted.

WACC

The Weighted Average Cost of Capital is the average rate of return a company is expected to pay its shareholders for using their capital.