Gce Model Questions Vol1 2020 Economics Question 26

Practice objective / multiple choice question 26 from the 2020 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Economics examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2020 Economics Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 26 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2020 • ECONOMICS • objective

In Country X the labour force is 20 million and the number of people employed is 15 million. In addition, there are 1 million discouraged workers who are not counted as part of the labour force, and 0.5 million part‑time workers who would like to work full‑time. The expanded unemployment rate is defined as \(\frac{\text{unemployed}+\text{discouraged}+\text{under‑employed}}{\text{labour force}+\text{discouraged}}\times100\%\). Calculate the expanded unemployment rate to two decimal places.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. 30.95
B. 28.75
C. 31.20
D. 33.10
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
30.95

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2020 Economics Question 26. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Economics examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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