Suppose an economy consists of 500,000 individuals 16 years and older, 260,000 are employed, and 21,000 are unemployed but actively seeking work. In this example the unemployment rate is approximately

A) 4.2 percent. B) 6.1 percent. C) 7.5 percent. D) 8.0 percent.

C

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In the United States, the growth rate of expenditures has been most volatile for

A) durable goods. B) nondurable goods. C) services. D) The volatility has been roughly equal for all three categories of consumption expenditures.

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A small business owner earns $60,000 in revenue annually. The explicit annual costs equal $40,000. The owner could work for someone else and earn $25,000 annually. The owner's accounting profit is ________ and owner's economic profit is ________

A) $20,000, $5,000 B) $20,000, -$5,000 C) $25,000, -$5,000 D) $45,000, -$5,000

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