If the number of unemployed equals 240,000 and the number of employed equals 300,000, the labor-force participation rate

Which of the following statements is true?

A) Output is likely to be the same in a command economy and a market economy. B) Output is likely to be lower in a market economy than a command economy. C) Output is likely to be lower in an economy with extractive institutions than an economy with inclusive institutions. D) Output is likely to be the same in an economy with extractive institutions and an economy with inclusive institutions.

For a given level of output, the short-run total cost of production

a. always falls below the long-run total cost of production b. always exceeds the long-run total cost of production c. always equals the long-run total cost of production d. may exceed or equal the long-run total cost of production e. may exceed or fall below the long-run total cost of production