a) Which of the following is not true? Frictional unemployment on the labor market arises from a lack of information in the labor market Cyclical unemployment exists because of a recession It is logically impossible for both the unemployment and the employment rates to both simultaneously increase or decrease together Structural unemployment exists because of mismatched worker skills and job availability Full employment requires that no cyclical unemployment exists on the labor market

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a) Which of the following is not true?

  • Frictional unemployment on the labor market arises from a lack of information in the labor market
  • Cyclical unemployment exists because of a recession
  • It is logically impossible for both the unemployment and the employment rates to both simultaneously increase or decrease together
  • Structural unemployment exists because of mismatched worker skills and job availability
  • Full employment requires that no cyclical unemployment exists on the labor market

 

 

b) Suppose we have the following: (4th order) Value of trees $5 per tree and 1,000 tree harvested; (3rd order) 1,000 trees fabricated in to $25 wood pulp per ton (1,000 tons): (2nd order) 50,000 rolls of facial tissue ($10 each); (1st order consumer goods) of 30,000 boxes of Kleenex tissue at Safeway for $1 each. Which of the following it the correct calculation of GNP?

  • $540,000
  • $400,000
  • $450,000
  • 30,000
  • None of the above is correct
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