If Unemployed Workers Leave a Nation, the Standard of Living

question 143

True/False

If unemployed workers leave a nation, the standard of living (national income per capita)will rise in that nation.

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Definitions:

Absorption Costing

A bookkeeping approach that encompasses all production expenses, including direct materials, direct labor, and all overhead costs, both variable and fixed, in the price of a product.

Operating Income

The profit realized from a business's operations after subtracting operating expenses like wages, depreciation, and cost of goods sold.

Variable Costing

A costing method that includes only variable production costs (direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead) in the cost of goods sold and treats fixed overhead as a period expense.

Activity Base

A measure used to assign costs in activity-based costing, reflecting the volume of activity that drives costs.