Which of the Following Sentences Is NOT Ambiguous

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences is NOT ambiguous?

• A) If the paint is too thin, the door cannot be painted because it will not last.
• B) When I entered the room, the chief accountant was reading a letter to his secretary.
• C) The conference will be held later this year at a time to be determined.
• D) Joan told Anne that her husband had been promoted.
• E) Great Britain cannot grow her own food, as she has a large population and little space in which to grow it.

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Definitions:

Unemployment Rate

The portion of the workforce currently unemployed but actively searching for work opportunities.

Opportunity Cost

The foregone benefit of the next best alternative when a decision is made to choose one option over another.

Allocative Efficiency

Occurs when no resources are wasted; it is not possible to make any person better off without making someone else worse off.

Economic Problem

The challenge of limited resources to meet unlimited wants and needs of society.