Gce Model Questions Vol1 2019 Economics Question 12

Practice objective / multiple choice question 12 from the 2019 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Economics examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2019 Economics Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 12 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2019 • ECONOMICS • objective

A country has a labour force of 10 million people and an unemployment rate of 8 %. Of this unemployment, 3 % of the labour force is structural and the remainder is frictional. A training programme reduces structural unemployment by 0.5 percentage points without affecting frictional unemployment. What is the new overall unemployment rate (as a percentage) after the programme?

Answer Options

A. 7
B. 8
C. 7.8
Correct Answer D. 7.5
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
7.5

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2019 Economics Question 12. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Economics examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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