Table 15-4 -Refer to Table 15-4

question 225

Multiple Choice

Table 15-4
$\begin{array}{|l|l|}\hline \text { Civilian labor force } & 100 \text { million } \\\hline \text { Persons unemployed } 15 \text { weeks or longer } & 1.6 \text { million } \\\hline \text { Job losers and persons who have completed temporary jobs (excludes job leavers) } & 3.1 \text { million } \\\hline \text { Total unemployed } & 6.2 \text { million } \\\hline \text { Total unemployed plus discouraged workers } & 7.0 \text { million } \\\hline \text { Total unemployed plus all marginally attached workers } & 8.1 \text { million } \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Total unemployed plus all marginally attached workers plus total employed part-time for } \\\text { economic reasons }\end{array} & 9.2 \text { million } \\\hline\end{array}$

-Refer to Table 15-4. What is the U-5 measure of labor underutilization?

• A)7.5 percent
• B)7.9 percent
• C)8.1 percent
• D)26 percent

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Definitions:

Corporate Debt

Financial obligations incurred by companies through borrowing, issuing bonds, or other financial instruments to support operations or growth.

Financial Leverage

The use of borrowed money (debt) to amplify the potential returns from an investment, increasing risk and potentially reward.

Financial Distress

A condition in which a company cannot generate the revenues or income necessary to meet its financial obligations, which may lead to bankruptcy.

MM Propositions

The Modigliani-Miller propositions, which are foundational theorems in corporate finance, asserting that under certain conditions, the value of a firm is unaffected by its capital structure.