During the Early 1990s, Companies Started Downsizing

question 53

Multiple Choice

During the early 1990s, companies started downsizing. One of the results of this downsizing was the permanent reduction in the number of middle management positions. This change in the way businesses operate would have

• A) increased the natural rate of unemployment.
• B) decreased the natural rate of unemployment.
• C) not affected the natural rate of unemployment.
• D) could have either increased or decreased the natural rate of unemployment.

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