The Highest Unemployment Rate in U.S.history Was About

question 258

Multiple Choice

The highest unemployment rate in U.S.history was about

• A)10.2 percent in 2009.
• B)5.9 percent in 1972.
• C)10 percent in 1982.
• D)25 percent in 1933.
• E)52 percent in 1939.

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Definitions:

Internal Rate of Return

The discount rate that makes the net present value (NPV) of all cash flows from a particular project equal to zero, used in capital budgeting.

Independent Projects

Projects in a company that can be selected or rejected independently of one another, without affecting the profitability or potential of other projects.

Conventional Cash Flows

A series of net income figures expected to be generated by an investment, starting with a negative cash flow at the beginning (investment outlay), followed by a series of positive cash flows.

Internal Rate of Return

The rate of discount at which the total net present value of a project or investment's cash inflows and outflows balances out to zero.