Recent Data on Consumer Expenditures Indicate That the Savings Rate

question 189

Multiple Choice

Recent data on consumer expenditures indicate that the savings rate of U.S.consumers has

• A)declined to 13 percent.
• B)remained flat at 0.5 percent.
• C)fluctuated minimally around 2 percent.
• D)risen to 5.5 percent.
• E)exploded to nearly 10 percent.

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Definitions:

Reduced Turnover

A decrease in the rate at which employees leave a company voluntarily and need to be replaced, often resulting from improved job satisfaction and work conditions.

Social Security System

A government program designed to provide financial support to individuals during retirement, disability, or unemployment.

Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)

A federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established pension and health plans in private industry to provide protection for individuals in these plans.

Mandated Benefit

Benefits that employers are required by law to provide to their employees, such as social security, unemployment, and workers' compensation.