Economics Mcqs

A. Employed
B. Not in the labour force
C. A discouraged worker
D. Unemployed

A. Increase the budget surplus
B. Increase the balance of payment deficit
C. Reduce interest rates
D. Reduce government expenditure

A. Helps the economy move on the to Production Possibility Frontier
B. Helps shift the economy’s Production Possibility Frontier outwards
C. Helps the economy move along its Production Possibility Frontier
D. Helps the economy move inside the Production Possibility Frontier

A. People lack information
B. People do not want to work
C. People do not have the right skills to work
D. People cannot afford to move location

A. The quantity demanded of labour is higher than the quantity supplied
B. The quantity demanded of labour equals the quantity supplied
C. The quantity demanded of labour is lower than the quantity supplied
D. It will automatically adjust in the short run to bring equilibrium

A. Involuntary unemployment
B. Cyclical unemployment
C. Voluntary unemployment
D. A fall in aggregate demand

A. There will be equilibrium in the labour market
B. There will excess demand in the labour market
C. There will be excess supply in the labour market
D. More people will be employed

A. The average cost of labour
B. The marginal product
C. The marginal revenue
D. The total cost of labour

A. Wages are a small proportion of total costs
B. Demand for the final product is price elastic
C. It is easy to replace labour
D. Capital is a good substitute for labour

A. A lower equilibrium wage and lower quantity of labour
B. A lower equilibrium wage and higher quantity of labour
C. A higher equilibrium wage and higher quantity of labour
D. A higher equilibrium wage and lower quantity of labour