The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not count discouraged workers as unemployed. Suppose discouraged workers were counted as unemployed. Explain how the unemployment rate and the labor force participation rate would change
What will be an ideal response?
Both the unemployment rate and the labor force participation rate would increase. The number of unemployed would rise, as would the labor force. The unemployment rate would rise because adding the same number to the numerator and the denominator of a fraction that is less than one increases the value of the fraction. The labor force participation rate would rise because the labor force increases with no change in the working-age population.
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Internal economies of scale arise when the cost per unit
A) falls as the average firm grows larger. B) rises as the industry grows larger. C) falls as the industry grows larger. D) rises as the average firm grows larger. E) remains constant over a broad range of output.
If the government wishes to provide a natural monopolist with a "fair" rate of return, it will force the firm to set
a. P = MC b. P = AC c. P = MR d. P = AVC e. MR = MC