Neco 2019 Economics Question 7

Practice objective / multiple choice question 7 from the 2019 Neco Economics examination.

Neco 2019 Economics Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 7 NECO • 2019 • ECONOMICS • objective

The labour force in a country is \(8{,}000{,}000\) persons. The unemployment rate is 12\%. A government programme reduces the number of cyclically unemployed workers by 20\% while the number of structurally unemployed workers remains unchanged. After the programme the overall unemployment rate falls to 10\%. Find the original number of structurally unemployed workers (in persons).

Answer Options

A. 140000
B. 120000
Correct Answer C. 160000
D. 200000
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
160000

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This is Neco 2019 Economics Question 7. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Neco Economics examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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