Table 15-1
Labor Data for Aridia -Refer to Table 15-1

question 180

Multiple Choice

Table 15-1
Labor Data for Aridia
$$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Year } & \mathbf { 2 0 1 0 } & \mathbf { 2 0 1 1 } & \mathbf { 2 0 1 2 } \\\hline \text { Adult population } & 2000 & 3000 & 3200 \\\hline \text { Number of emplayed } & 1400 & 1300 & 1600 \\\hline \text { Number of unemplayed } & 200 & 600 & 200 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Refer to Table 15-1. The unemployment rate of Aridia in 2012 was

• A)6.25%.
• B)11.1%.
• C)12.5%.
• D)56.25%.

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Definitions:

Marginal Social Cost

The additional cost to society as a whole for producing one more unit of a good or service.

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Common Resource

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Fishing in the Ocean

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