The labor force is 100 million and the unemployment rate is 5 percent. One million people quit looking for a job. What is it called when an individual leaves the labor force, and in this case what is the new unemployment rate?
A) Encouraged worker, 5 percent.
B) Discouraged worker, 5.05 percent.
C) Discouraged worker, 3 percent.
D) Discouraged worker, 4.04 percent.
D
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a. trade creation. b. trade diversion. c. trade deflection. d. trade development.
Leisure Land produces only sun screen and camel rides. The table shows the marginal benefit and marginal cost schedules for sun screen and camel rides. The allocatively efficient number of camel rides is ________
A) 1 ride per day because the marginal benefit exceeds the marginal cost by as much as possible B) 2 rides per day C) 4 rides per day D) 6 rides per day because that is the maximum number of rides