Unemployment Occurs When Someone

question 49

Multiple Choice

Unemployment occurs when someone:

• A) wants to work but cannot find a job.
• B) is not working full-time.
• C) should be working but chooses not to.
• D) has useful skills that are not being used.

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Definitions:

Common Stock

A type of equity security that represents ownership in a corporation, carrying voting rights and potentially dividends.

Preferred Stock

A class of ownership in a corporation that has a higher claim on assets and earnings than common stock, usually with fixed dividends and without voting rights.

Stock Split

An action by a company to divide its existing shares into multiple new shares to boost the liquidity of the shares, though the overall value of one’s investment remains the same.

Stock Dividend

A payment made by a corporation to its shareholders in the form of additional shares, rather than cash.