Scenario: Employment in Xenia

question 116

Multiple Choice

Scenario: Employment in Xenia
Xenia has 10 000 people.Of this population,1 000 residents are below age 15,and 2 000 have given up looking for work.Currently,500 people are unemployed but are actively looking for work;2 500 work part time,and the rest are fully employed.
What is the unemployment rate?

• A) 7.14%
• B) 4.25%
• C) 11.11%
• D) 2%

Know the regulations governing trade, especially those related to insider trading.

Understand the mechanism and benefits of shelf registration.

Understand the concept and execution of program trading and its impact on financial markets.

Differentiate between primary and secondary market transactions.

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Definitions:

Book Value

The net value of a company's assets as found on its balance sheet, calculated by subtracting total liabilities from total assets.

Retained Earnings

The portion of a company's profits that is kept or retained within the company to be used for future growth, investment, or debt repayment, rather than being distributed to shareholders as dividends.

Detachable Stock Warrants

Financial instruments that grant the holder the right to purchase company stock at a specified price and are separable from the bond or stock with which they were issued.

Additional Paid-In Capital

Additional paid-in capital refers to the amount of money investors have paid for shares in a company over and above the stated par value of the shares.