A Survey Reveals That, on a Small Island, Initially 100

question 231

Multiple Choice

A survey reveals that, on a small island, initially 100 people have jobs, 25 people don't have jobs but are looking for jobs, and 45 people are neither working nor looking for work. Suppose that 15 of the 45 people who weren't looking for work now begin looking for work. There are now 40 people looking for work and 100 people working. The unemployment rate:

• A) falls to 20%.
• B) rises to 28.6%.
• C) rises to 50%.
• D) Nothing happens to the unemployment rate because these people weren't working before and they aren't working now.

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Definitions:

Indirect Method

The indirect method is an accounting practice used in cash flow statements where net income is adjusted for non-cash transactions and changes in working capital to calculate cash flow from operating activities.

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Cash Flow Amounts

The total values of cash and cash-equivalents being transferred into and out of a business.

Timing

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