Answer:
1) Break-even point in unit sales: 51,680 units
Break-even point in dollar sales: $144,704
2) The units that must be sold each month to attain a target profit of $12,474 per month are:
= 63,669 units
3) The units that must be sold each month to attain a target profit that equals a 29% return on the monthly investment in fixed expenses are:
= 108,574 units
Explanation:
1. On the first 30,200 units
Sales price $3.30
Variable expenses $2.08
Contribution margin $1.22
Above 30,200 units
Sales price $3.30
Variable expenses $2.31
Contribution margin $0.99
Fixed cost for initial 30,200 units = $54,766
Less: Contribution Margin (30,200 units * $1.22) + $36,844
Remaining uncovered cost = $17,922 ($54,766 - $36,844)
Monthly rental for additional space = $2,738
Total fixed costs covered by remaining sales = $20,660 ($17,922 + $2,738)
Required units = $20,660 / 0.99 = 20,869 units
Breakeven units = 30,200 + 20,869= 51,069 units
51,069 * $3.3 = $168,528
2)
Working: $12,474 / 0.99 = 12,600 units
Thus total units = 51,069 + 12,600 = 63,669
3)
Working: Desired monthly expenses: $54,766 + $2,738 = 57,504
57,504 * 20% = 11,501
Unit contribution margin: 0.99 - 0.20 = 0.79
Contribution margin = Target profit / Unit contribution margin = 11,501 / 0.20 = 57,505 units
51,069 units + 57,505 units = 108,574 units
How are changes in U.S. demographics affecting the workplace relative to demographic changes in our traditional competitors
Answer:
The changes in demographics are affecting the workplaces in both positive and negative manner. With continuous immigration of workforce from Asian countries and neighbor countries like Mexico, America is facing some serious crises of jobs shortage.
On the other hand, due to such import of human resource companies are able to get best talent inn hand to operate their activities.
Setting a passing score for whites at 80 out of 100 and a passing score of 60 out of 100 for minority applicants in an admission test is an example of race norming.
A. True
B. False
Answer: True
Explanation:
Race norming simply refers to the practice whereby two different cut off test scores are set for employment which is based on race. Race-norming, is also referred to as the within-group score conversion and it has to do with the adjustment of test scores in order to account for the ethnicity of the test-taker.
Since a passing score for whites was set at 80 out of 100 while a passing score of 60 out of 100 was set for the minority applicants, then it's an example of race norming.
Gary Marks is paid on a monthly basis. For the month of January of the current year, he earned a total of $9,138. FICA tax for Social Security is 6.2% on the first $128,400 of earnings each calendar year and the FICA tax for Medicare is 1.45% of all earnings. The FUTA tax rate is 0.6%, and the SUTA tax rate is 5.4%. Both unemployment taxes are applied to the first $7,000 of an employee's pay. The amount of Federal Income Tax withheld from his earnings was $1,516.27. What is the amount of the employer's payroll taxes expenses for this employee
Answer:
$ 1,119.06
Explanation:
It is given that :
Gary Marks total earning = $ 9,138
The social security tax = 6.2%
The Medicare tax = 1.45%
We known, the FUTA and the SUTA must only be applied to the first $7000 earned from Gary's pay.
So, the employer's payroll taxes expenses = Social security + Medicare + FUTA + SUTA
= ($9,138 x 6.2%) + ($9,138 x 1.45%) + ($7000 x 0.6%) + ($7000 x 5.4%)
= 566.56 + 132.5 + 42 + 378
= $ 1,119.06
Therefore, the amount of the employer's payroll taxes expenses is $1,119.06
On November 1, 20Y9, Lexi Martin established an interior decorating business, Heritage Designs. During the month, Lexi completed the following transactions related to the business:
Nov. Lexi transferred cash from a personal bank account to an account to be used for the business in exchange for common stock, $27,100.
1Paid rent for period of November 1 to end of month, $3,300.
6Purchased office equipment on account, $12,840.
8Purchased a truck for $30,500 paying $7,000 cash and giving a note payable for the remainder.
10Purchased supplies for cash, $1,740.
12Received cash for job completed, $7,500.
15Paid annual premiums on property and casualty insurance, $2,300.
23Recorded jobs completed on account and sent invoices to customers, $12,410.
24Received an invoice for truck expenses, to be paid in November, $1,400.
Enter the following transactions on Page 2 of the two-column journal:Nov. 29 Paid utilities expense, $4,500. 29 Paid miscellaneous expenses, $1,000. 30 Received cash from customers on account, $9,000. 30 Paid wages of employees, $6,800. 30 Paid creditor a portion of the amount owed for equipment purchased on November 6, $3,000. 30 Paid dividends, $2,500. how it do Journal
Answer:
looks good no mistakes and uh b if this is a question
Sardi Inc. is considering whether to continue to make a component or to buy it from an outside supplier. The company uses 17,000 of the components each year. The unit product cost of the component according to the company's cost accounting system is given as follows:
Direct materials $ 8.20
Direct labor 8.30
Variable manufacturing overhead 1.20
Fixed manufacturing overhead 4.30
Unit product cost $ 22.00
Assume that direct labor is a variable cost. Of the fixed manufacturing overhead, 70% is avoidable if the component were bought from the outside supplier. In addition, making the component uses 2 minutes on the machine that is the company's current constraint. If the component were bought, time would be freed up for use on another product that requires 4 minutes on this machine and that has a contribution margin of $7.00 per unit. When deciding whether to make or buy the component, what cost of making the component should be compared to the price of buying the component?
A) $20.71 per unit.
B) $22.00 per unit.
C) $25.50 per unit.
D) $24.21 per unit.
The focus on establishing relationships with all customers has given way to a more targeted effort to seek higher-value customers.
A. True
B. False
Suppose that the price of a rental car (Prc) is $50 while the price of a flight (Pfl) is $85. Also, suppose that the marginal utility of a rental car (MUrc) is 20 utils while the marginal utility of flying (MUfl) is 30 utils. What is the best advice for this consumer?
Answer:
Consumers should choose to take the flight.
Explanation:
The price of a rental car = $50
Marginal utility from the car = 20 utils
Now find the per dollar utility from car = $50 / 20 = 2.5
The price of a flight = $85
Marginal utility from the flight = 30 utils
Now find the per dollar utility from flight = $85 / 30 = 2.83
Since the per dollar, MU is greater in the case of flight so consumers should choose to take the flight.
The expected average rate of return for a proposed investment of $4,250,000 in a fixed asset, using straight-line depreciation, with a useful life of 20 years, no residual value, and an expected total net income of $8,500,000 over the 20 years is:_________ (round to two decimal points).
a. 10.00%
b. 20.00%
c. 40.00%
d. 1.00%
Answer:
A
Explanation:
Average rate of return is a capital budgeting method. It is used to determine if a firm should invest in a project or should not invest in a project
average rate of return = average net income / average cost of investment
average net income = (total net income - depreciation) / useful life
(8,500,000 - $4,250,000) / 20 = 212,500
Average cost of investment =( beginning book value of the investment - ending book value of the investment) / 2
($4,250,000 - 0) / 2 = 2,125,000
ARR = 212,500 / 2125,000 = 0.1 = 10%
Which of the following is a component of the talent acquisition function of HR management?
Group of answer choices
Recruiting
Training
Career planning
Orientation
Answer:
Recruiting
Explanation:
Recruitment is the process of hiring individuals in an organization to accomplish the tasks assigned. It is the process carried by the Human Resource Management in an organization. The HR management is responsible to organize and manage the human talents and recruit them respectively. The talent are recognized by the team and are hired to meet the goals of the organization.
Brenda, the sales manager of a firm, wants to generate a particular report containing sales analyses of the second and third quarter of the year. She should use a ________ to retrieve the information that she wants from the database. Group of answer choices
Answer: query
Explanation:
Since Brenda wants to generate a particular report containing sales analyses of the second and third quarter of the year, then she should use a query to get the information.
The query refers to a request that can be used to get data or information from the database table. The data gotten can be in form of graphs, pictorials or complex results, such as trend analyses etc
Use the following selected balance sheet and income statement information for Caroline Supply Co. (in millions) to compute asset turnover (AT) to the nearest hundredth of a percent.
Operating profit before tax Earnings without interest expense (EWI) Average total assets Sales Tax rate on operating profit
$58,300 $93,400 $360,600 $1,135,420 35%
Answer:
3.15 times
Explanation:
Asset turnover = Sales revenue / Average total assets
Asset turnover = $1,135,420 / $360,600
Asset turnover = 3.15 times
Avery Company has two divisions, Polk and Bishop. Polk produces an item that Bishop could use in its production. Bishop currently is purchasing 26,000 units from an outside supplier for $16 per unit. Polk is currently operating at less than its full capacity of 630,000 units and has variable costs of $9 per unit. The full cost to manufacture the unit is $12. Polk currently sells 460,000 units at a selling price of $18 per unit.
a. What will be the effect on Avery Company’s operating profit if the transfer is made internally?
b. What is the minimum transfer price from Polk’s perspective?
c. What is the maximum transfer price from Bishop’s perspective?
Answer:
a. The effect is that Avery Company’s operating profit will increase by $182,000 if the transfer is made internally.
b. Minimum transfer price = $9
c. Maximum transfer price from Bishop’s perspective = $16.
Explanation:
a. What will be the effect on Avery Company’s operating profit if the transfer is made internally?
To determine this, fixed cost is ignored because it considered irrelevant. Therefore, we have:
Profit per unit = Purchase price from outside - Variable cost of production internally = $16 - $9 = $7
Total increment in operating profit = Current purchase unit of Bishop * Profit per unit = 26,000 * $7 = $182,000
Therefore, Avery Company’s operating profit will increase by $182,000 if the transfer is made internally.
b. What is the minimum transfer price from Polk’s perspective?
Since Polk is currently operating at less than its full capacity, this implies that it will not incur additional fixed cost to produce current purchase units of Bishop. Therefore, only its variable cost of $9 will have to recovered. By implication, we have:
Minimum transfer price = Variable cost = $9
c. What is the maximum transfer price from Bishop’s perspective?
Any price that is higher than $16 at which Bishop is currently purchasing from an outside supplier will result in a loss for Bishop and the increment profit of $182,000 will be lost by Avery Company. This therefore implies that:
Maximum transfer price from Bishop’s perspective = Price at which Bishop is currently purchasing from an outside supplier = $16
An educational institution has total direct labor and material costs of $1964 per student. Its fixed costs are $352,800. Total revenues for the year were $1,800,000. It had 800 students in the past year. How many students should they accept in the next year to break even assuming the variable cost margins are equal to this year, and assuming fixed costs are to increase by $19,000 due to increased rent for expansion? (round to the nearest whole number).
Answer:
1300 students
Explanation:
The computation of the no of students to be accepted for break even is given below:
Fixed cost is
= $352,800 + $19,000
= $371,800
Revenue per student is
= $1,800,000 ÷ 800
= 2250
And,
Variable cost per student = 1964
So,
Contribution margin = Revenue - Variable cost
= $2,250 - $1,964
= $286
Break even point is
= Fixed cost ÷ Contribution margin per unit
= 371800÷ 286
= 1300 students
In the case of an auto accident conflict over which insurance should pay is a common reason for rejection. True False
Answer:
True
Explanation:
When damages exceed the limits defined in the insurance policy, the insurer may deny the claim. This is usually the case when accident is due to negligence of driver. The insurance company may cover partial or none of the claim.
A company makes a payment of $4,680 towards one-year insurance premium on March 1. Calculate the amount of prepaid insurance that should be reported on the August 31 balance sheet with respect to this policy.
Answer: $2,340
Explanation:
The total annual insurance is $4,680. This is prepaid insurance however and will need to be apportioned to months within the year in order to be recognized as an expense as the months go by.
The monthly insurance will be:
= 4,680 / 12 months
= $390
From March 1 to August 31 is 6 months. Total insurance recognized will be:
= 390 * 6
= $2,340
Kuley plans to retire in 8 years with $263,700 in her account, which has an annual return of 8.17 percent. If she receives annual payments of X, with her first payment of X received in 8 years and her last payment of X received in 15 years, then what is X, the amount of each payment
Answer:
Kuley
If she receives annual payments of X, with her first payment of X received in 8 years and her last payment of X received in 15 years, then the amount of each payment is:
X = $50,944.35
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Amount in savings account in 8 years' time = $263,700
Annual return rate = 8.17%
Period of savings from Year 8 to Year 15 = 7 years
Annual payments = X
X = $50,944.35
From an online financial calculator, the payment is determined as follows:
N (# of periods) 7
I/Y (Interest per year) 8.17
PV (Present Value) 263700
FV (Future Value) 0
Results
PMT = $50,944.35
Sum of all periodic payments $356,610.45
Total Interest $92,910.45
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Parker & Stone, Inc., is looking at setting up a new manufacturing plant in South Park to produce garden tools. The company bought some land 5 years ago for $9,639,708 in anticipation of using it as a warehouse and distribution site, but the company has since decided to rent these facilities from a competitor instead. If the land were sold today, the company would net $3,650,288. An engineer was hired to study the land at a cost of $810,081, and her conclusion was that the land can support the new manufacturing facility. The company wants to build its new manufacturing plant on this land; the plant will cost $6,880,840 million to build, and the site requires $529,656 worth of grading before it is suitable for construction. What is the proper cash flow amount to use as the initial investment in fixed assets when evaluating this project?
Answer:
the proper cash flow amount is $11,060,784
Explanation:
The computation of the proper cash flow amount is shown below:
= land value + plant value + grading value
= $3,650,288 + 6,880,840 + $529,656
= $11,060,784
Hence, the proper cash flow amount is $11,060,784
So the same should be considered and relevant
Winner Corporation acquired 80 percent of the common shares and 70 percent of the preferred shares of First Corporation at underlying book value on January 1, 20X9. At that date, the fair value of the noncontrolling interest in First's common stock was equal to 20 percent of the book value of its common stock. First's balance sheet at the time of acquisition contained the following balances:
Total Assets $600,000 Total Liabilities $90,000
Preferred Stock 100,000
Common Stock 150,000
Retained Earnings 260,000
Total Assets $600,000 Total Liabilities and
Equities $600,000
The preferred shares are cumulative and have a 10 percent annual dividend rate and are four years in arrears on January 1, 20X9. All of the $5 par value preferred shares are callable at $6 per share. During 20X9, Shovel reported net income of $100,000 and paid no dividends.
Required information
Based on the preceding information, what is First's contribution to consolidated net income for 20X9?
a. $80,000
b. $100,000
c. $90,000
d. $50,000
Answer:
b. $100,000
Explanation:
Based on the information given , the FIRST'S CONTRIBUTION TO CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME for 20X9 will be NET INCOME amount of $100,000 because During the year 20X9, the company reported NET INCOME of $100,000 in which they paid no dividends.
Therefore First's contribution to consolidated net income for 20X9 is $100,000
You are evaluating a growing perpetuity investment from a large financial services firm. The investment promises an initial payment of $2,176 at the end of this year and subsequent payments that will grow at a rate of 3.4 percent annually. If you use a 9 percent discount rate for investments like this, what is the present value of this growing perpetuity?
Answer:
the present value of this growing perpetuity is $83,692.31
Explanation:
The computation of the present value of this growing perpetuity is shown below:
present value of this growing perpetuity is
= Payment at end of this year ÷ (Discount rate - Growth rate)
= $2,176 ÷ (0.09-0.034)
= $83,692.31
Hence, the present value of this growing perpetuity is $83,692.31
The following are all characteristics of projects EXCEPT: A. Projects are complex, involving a variety of skills and capabilities. B. Projects have a clear starting and ending point. C. Projects typically require significant levels of cross-functional and inter-organizational coordination. D. Projects are non-routine, making planning difficult. E. Projects are companies that launch a new, sustainable business model.
Answer:
E. Projects are companies that launch a new, sustainable business model.
Explanation:
project can be regarded as series of tasks which is under processing and need to be completed so that specific outcome can be reached. A project can as well be regarded as a set of both outputs and inputs that it's needed in achieving a particular goal. Projects can simple or complex one , managing of project can be by one person or a hundred.
It should be noted that following are all characteristics of projects;
✓ Projects are non-routine, making planning difficult.
✓Projects are complex, involving a variety of skills and capabilities.
✓ Projects have a clear starting and ending point.
✓Projects typically require significant levels of cross-functional and inter-organizational coordination.
a) Take a real time example of a company of your own choice working in Pakistan and then discuss the factors that lead to pressure for local responsiveness. Discuss it in detail. Draw diagram to show the effect.
Answer:
This responsiveness also promotes the local market orientation of a subsidiary and therefore the strength of its existing network with the businessmen and government authorities.
Explanation:
Usually, firms working within the global market confront two sorts of competitive pressure. They face pressure to scale back costs and pressure to react locally. These competing forces throw a corporation into conflict. It's going to also need a corporation to supply a consistent product on the international market to downstream the experience curve as soon as feasible. In response to local pressures, however, it's necessary for a firm to differentiate its product offering and marketing strategy from one country to a different in an effort to satisfy the various demands arising from domestic consumer preferences, business practices, channels of distribution, competitive conditions and public policies. Because it's going to entail substantial redundancy and a scarcity of product standards to adapt products to varied domestic needs, the result could also be a rise in prices.
While some organizations, like Company A, face a high to scale back cost and low for the reaction of locally, while others, like Company B, face low to scale back costs and high for local reaction, many companies are within the situation of Company C. It suggests and supports three layers of variables, including environmental, structural, and organizational responsiveness. The analysis of 168 MNE companies within the People's Republic of China shows that environmental complexity and therefore the uniqueness of business culture increase local reaction. Structural variables like the intensity of competition, heterogeneity of demand and localisation of components increase local reaction.
The following data are from the financial statements of the Riverton Company.
Current assets $55,000
Total liabilities $95,000
Total assets 125,000
Net income 18,000
Current liabilities 25,000
Sales 275,000
Answer:
then what i have to found
Ajax Inc. was formed on April 25 and elected a calendar year for tax purposes. Ajax paid $13,200 to the attorney who drew up the articles of incorporation and $7,100 to the CPA who advised the corporation concerning the accounting and tax implications of its organization. Ajax began business operations on July 15. To what extent can Ajax deduct its $20,300 organizational costs on its first tax return
Answer: $5510
Explanation:
For organizations cost up to $50,000, there'll be a deduction of $5000. The remaining non deductible expense will then be spread out for 180 months. Here, the non deductible cost will be:
= ($13200 + $7100) - $5000
= $20300 - $5000
= $15300
The capitalized cost will then be:
= $15300 / 180
= $85 per month.
Since there's an ammortization of 6 months from July, then the capitalized cost will be:
= $85 × 6
= $510
Therefore, the amount that should be deducted on its first tax return will be:
= $5000 + $510
= $5510
Suppose a chair manufacturer finds that the marginal rate of technical substitution (MRTS) of capital for labor in her production process is substantially than the ratio of the wage rate for assembly-line labor (w) to the rental rate on machinery (r). How should she alter her use of labor and capital to minimize the cost of production? Holding output constant, the chair manufacturer should use ▼ less more labor and ▼ more less capital.
Answer:
The chair manufacturer should use less labor and more capital.
Explanation:
Note: This question is not complete because the important word less is omitted. The complete question is therefore provided before answering the question as follows:
Suppose a chair manufacturer finds that the marginal rate of technical substitution (MRTS) of capital for labor in her production process is substantially less than the ratio of the wage rate for assembly-line labor (w) to the rental rate on machinery (r). How should she alter her use of labor and capital to minimize the cost of production? Holding output constant, the chair manufacturer should use [less/more] labor and [more/less] capital.
Explanation of the answer is now provided as follows:
The marginal rate of technical substitution (MRST) is the amount by which the quantity of one input must be reduced when one more unit of another input is used to keep output constant.
In order to minimize cost of production while holding output constant, when the MRTS of capital for labor is substantially greater than the ratio of w to r, it implies that less capital and more labor should be used; but when the MRTS of capital for labor is substantially less than the ratio of w to r, it implies that more capital and less labor should be used.
Based on the above explanation, the chair manufacturer should use less labor and more capital.
Below is financial information for two sporting goods retailers. Extreme Sports Company operates a retail business and franchising business. At the end 2011, Extreme Sports had 263 Company-owned and 120 franchise-operated retail stores. Extreme's stores are located in suburban, strip mall and regional mall locations, the company operates in 32 states. All Sports Corporation sells sporting goods and related products at over 2,500 Company-operated retail stores.
Selected Data for All Sports and Extreme Sports (amounts in millions):
All Sports Extreme Sports
Sales $5,320 $1,344
Cost of Goods Sold 3,897 887
Interest Expense 138 43
Net Income 212 33
Average Accounts Receivable 114 18
Average Inventory 998 286
Average Fixed Assets 1,163 130
Average Total Assets 2,472 662
Average Tax Rate 40% 40%
Calculate the following ratios for All Sports and Extreme Sports: If required, round your answers to two decimal places.
Find the following for each: All Sports / Extreme Sports
a. Return on assets
b. Profit Margin for ROA
c. Assets turnover
d. Accounts receivable turnover
e. Inventory turnover
f. Fixed asset turnover
Answer:
All Sports Company and Extreme Sports Company
All Sports Extreme Sports
a. Return on assets (ROA) = Profit margin * Assets turnover
= 3.98%*2.15 2.46%*2.03
= 8.56% 4.99%
b. Profit Margin for ROA = Net income/Sales
= ($212/5,320 * 100) ($33/1,344 * 100)
= 3.98% 2.46%
c. Assets turnover = Sales/Total assets
= $5,320/$2,472 $1,344/$662
= 2.15 2.03
d. Accounts receivable turnover = Credit Sales/Average receivable
= $5,320/$114 $1,344/$18
= 46.67x 74.67x
e. Inventory turnover = Cost of goods sold/Average Inventory
= $3,897/$998 $887/$286
= 3.9x 3.10x
f. Fixed asset turnover = Sales/Fixed assets
= $5,320/$1,163 $1,344/$130
= 4.57x 1.03x
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
All Sports Extreme Sports
Sales $5,320 $1,344
Cost of Goods Sold 3,897 887
Interest Expense 138 43
Net Income 212 33
Average Accounts Receivable 114 18
Average Inventory 998 286
Average Fixed Assets 1,163 130
Average Total Assets 2,472 662
Average Tax Rate 40% 40%
Song, Inc., uses the high-low method to analyze cost behavior. The company observed that at 22,000 machine hours of activity, total maintenance costs averaged $33.40 per hour. When activity jumped to 25,000 machine hours, which was still within the relevant range, the average total cost per machine hour was $30.40.On the basis of this information, the variable cost per machine hour was:___________A. $8.40.B. $22.00.C. $25.00.D. $30.40.E. $33.40.
Answer:
Variable cost per unit= $8.4
Explanation:
First, we need to calculate the total cost for each level of machine hours:
Low activity level:
Total cost= 22,000*33.4= $734,800
High activity level:
Total cost= 25,000*30.4= $760,000
Now, we can determine the variable and fixed costs:
Variable cost per unit= (Highest activity cost - Lowest activity cost)/ (Highest activity units - Lowest activity units)
Variable cost per unit= (760,000 - 734,800) / (25,000 - 22,000)
Variable cost per unit= $8.4
Fixed costs= Highest activity cost - (Variable cost per unit * HAU)
Fixed costs= 760,000 - (8.4*25,000)
Fixed costs= $550,000
Fixed costs= LAC - (Variable cost per unit* LAU)
Fixed costs= 734,800 - (8.4*22,000)
Fixed costs= $550,000
Most investors have an expected outcome associated with an investment, and risk refers to the potential for receiving an outcome or return that is greater or less than his or her expected return. It is not surprising that investors _____________ receiving investment returns that exceed their expected return, but they tend to respond differently if the investment can generate a lower return. This potential for ______________ outcome is the risk on which most investors focus.
Answer:
dont mind
negative or downside
Explanation:
In the case when the investors mostly have a predicted outcome that attached with an investment also the risk means the potential that collect an return that could be more or less as compared to the expected return. So here the investor should dont mind with the investment that they received also it is more than the expected return but at the same time they will response differently when the investment have a less return. This could be negative or downside result based on the risk where mostly investor focused
What is the present value of an investment that will pay $2,000 at the end of the year when interest is compounded annually at 5.10%
Answer:
the present value of an investment is $1,902.94
Explanation:
The computation of the present value of an investment is given below:
present value
= Future value ÷ (1 + rate of interest)^time period
=$2,000 ÷ (1+.051)^1
= $2,000 ÷ 1.051
= $1902.94
Hence, the present value of an investment is $1,902.94
Cyclical unemployment arises when:______.
a. the agriculture sector completes the cycle of planting, cultivating, and harvesting the nation's food supply.
b. labor unions strike for higher wages.
c. the business cycle enters an expansionary phase.
d. business activity in the macroeconomy declines.
Answer:
D
Explanation:
types of unemployment
structural unemployment is an unemployment that occurs as a result of changes in the economy. These changes can be as a result of changes in technology, polices or competition. Structural unemployment tends to be permanent.
The geologist lost his hob permanently due to increase in wages (polices)
Frictional unemployment: the period of time a person is unemployed from the period he leaves his current job and the time he gets another job. Eg. when a real estate agent who leaves a job in Texas and searches for a similar, higher-paying job in California.
Voluntary unemployment: e.g. worker at a fast-food restaurant who quits work and attends college.
Cyclical unemployment: it occurs as a result of fluctuations in the economy. Unemployment would be high in a downturn and low in a boom
