If the Number Employed Is 12 Million, the Working-Age Population

question 109

Multiple Choice

If the number employed is 12 million, the working-age population is 16 million, and the number unemployed is 0.7 million, then the unemployment rate is:

• A)5.51%.
• B)5.17%.
• C)3.75%.
• D)12%.

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Definitions:

Income Statement

A financial statement that reports a company's financial performance over a specific accounting period, detailing revenues, expenses, and profits.

Reconcile

The process of ensuring that two sets of records or balances are in agreement, often used in accounting and finance to match financial accounts.

Variable Costing

An accounting method in which variable manufacturing costs are included in product costs, while fixed manufacturing costs are treated as expenses in the period they are incurred.

Net Operating Income

The profit a company generates from its regular, core business operations, excluding income from investments and after subtracting operating expenses.