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Suppose That No One Enters or Leaves the Labor Force

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Suppose that no one enters or leaves the labor force and that the fraction of the unemployed getting a job (in a given period) is 0.10 and the fraction of the employed becoming unemployed is 0.02.What is the approximate unemployment rate when the flows into and out of unemployment are in balance?


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Total Revenue

The total amount of money received by a firm from the sale of its goods or services, calculated as price times quantity sold.

Total Variable Cost

The total of all costs that vary with the level of production, such as materials and labor costs.

Total Fixed Cost

The sum of all costs that do not change with the level of production or output in the short term, such as rent or salaries.

Purely Competitive Market

A market structure characterized by many buyers and sellers, homogeneous products, and free entry and exit, leading to price taking behavior.

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