Suppose that the adult population in some country is 225 million. If 40 million are unemployed and 100 million are employed, then the unemployment rate is approximately

a. 29%.
b. 18%.
c. 24%.
d. 6%.

a

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The most socially efficient market structure in the long run is: a. perfect competition

b. monopolistic competition. c. oligopoly. d. monopoly.

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If a firm in a perfectly competitive market faces the curves in the graph shown and observes a market price of $16, the firm:


A. can make positive profits by producing less than 43 units.
B. can make positive profits by producing where MC = MR.
C. cannot make positive profits and should shut down in the short run.
D. should continue to operate in the short run, but plan to exit in the long run.

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