In a Country with a Working-Age Population of 30 Million

question 109

Multiple Choice

In a country with a working-age population of 30 million, 18 million are employed, 2 million are unemployed, and 2 million of the employed are working part-time, half of whom wish to work full-time. The labour force participation rate is

• A)73.3 percent.
• B)66.7 percent.
• C)60 percent.
• D)53.3 percent.
• E)20 percent.

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Definitions:

Rate Of Return

The return or downturn on an investment spanned over a fixed period, quantified as a percentage of the original investment's value.

Equipment Savings

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Equal Present Values

A financial concept where two or more cash flows or investments are considered equivalent based on their present values, even if the nominal amounts differ.

Discount Rate

The rate used in the DCF approach to quantify the present value of cash flows expected to occur in the future.