If the People Who Take Early Retirement Are Not Counted

question 79

Multiple Choice

If the people who take early retirement are not counted in the working-age population, then

• A)the unemployment rate would be lower.
• B)the labour force participation rate would be less.
• C)the unemployment rate would be higher.
• D)the labour force participation rate would be higher.
• E)the number of discouraged searchers would decrease.

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Definitions:

Equity Method

An accounting technique used to assess the profits earned by investments in other companies, reflecting the income on the investor's income statement.

Equity Method

An accounting technique used by firms to assess the profits earned through their investment in other companies.

Investment Interest

Interest incurred on money borrowed to purchase or hold investment assets, potentially deductible against investment income for tax purposes.

Equity Method

A method of accounting where an investor records its investment in an associate company at original cost and subsequently adjusts the carrying amount for its share of the profit or loss and other comprehensive income of the associate.