Unemployment

question 14

Multiple Choice

Unemployment:

• A) changes primarily because of macroeconomic forces.
• B) can have serious social consequences.
• C) can create uncertainty about the future.
• D) All of these are true.

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Definitions:

Straddle

A financial strategy involving the simultaneous purchase or sale of call and put options with the same expiration date and strike prices.

Lag Strategy

A business approach where the decision to increase capacity is delayed until demand has proven to sustain at a higher level.

Subcontractors

Third-party businesses or individuals hired to perform part of the work that was originally contracted by another company.

New Facilities

Refers to the construction or opening of new physical buildings or infrastructure for business or operational use.