Question 1 (1 point) What determines the period for which an unemployed person can collect EI benefits? C a) the average income in the region O D) the person's qualifications C) the number of years the person has worked prior to applying for EI (d) the unemployment rate in the regionQuestion 5 (1 point) Tom is looking for work after school, but everywhere he fills out an application he is told that so have lots of others. Simon has a law degree. Several firms have made him offers, but he thinks he might be able to find a firm where his talents could be put to better use. Which category of unemployment do Tom and Simon belong to? a) Tom and Simon are both frictionally unemployed. b) Tom is frictionally unemployed, and Simon is structurally unemployed, Tom is structurally unemployed, and Simon is frictionally unemployed, O d) Tom and Simon are both structurally unemployed.INOL III ult Laboui FUIce Uncinpioveu Male Female Male Female Male Female 45 million 35 million 5 million 5 million 85 million 65 million Refer to the Table 9-1. What is the adult male unemployment rate in Bolivar? a) 3.70 percent b) 4,00 percent c) 5.56 percent O d) 6.67 percentQuestion 6 (1 point) How are discouraged workers counted in unemployment statistics? a) They are counted as unemployed, but not part of labour force. b) They are counted as part of the adult population, but not as part of the labour force. c) They are counted as part of the adult population and as unemployed. O ) They are not counted either as part of the adult population or as part of the labour force. Previous Page Next Page Page 6 of 15Question 10 (1 point) Which of the following lists includes all the categories into which Statistics Canada divides the adult population? a) employed, unemployed, not in the labour force (b) discouraged workers, employed, not in the labour force c) employed, unemployed d) discouraged workers, employed, unemployed Previous Page Next Page Page 10 of 15Question 4 (1 point) How does Statistics Canada call a person who has a temporary, part-time job? partially employed O b) employed unemployed d) not in the labour forceQuestion 8 (1 point) Prime Minister Bigego is running for re-election against Finance Minister Pander. Bigego proclaims that more people are working now than when he took office. Pander says that the unemployment rate is higher now than when Bigego took office. What can you conclude? O a) Both of them could be telling the truth if the labour-force participation rate and the labour force both grew. b) Both of them could be telling the truth if the labour-force participation rate and the labour force both fell. c) Both of them could be telling the truth if the labour force grew slower than employment. O ") Both of them could be telling the truth if the labour force grew faster than employment.Question 3 (1 point) According to most economists, what would be an effect of eliminating unemployment insurance? O a ) It would cause an increase in unemployment because if the government didn't provide unemployment insurance. private firms would offer superior insurance, O It would cause a decrease in unemployment and an improvement in economic well-being It would cause an increase in unemployment because people would quit jobs they thought were not secure. O d) It would cause a decrease in unemployment, but economists disagree about whether economic well-being would be enhanced by such a change Previous Page Next Page Page 3 of 15Question 15 (1 point) If the minimum wage was currently above the equilibrium wage, what would a decrease in the minimum wage do to the quantity demanded and quantity supplied of labour? O a) It would decrease both the quantity demanded and the quantity supplied of labour b) It would increase the quantity of labour demanded and decrease the quantity supplied. O d It would increase both the quantity demanded and the quantity supplied of labour Od) It would decrease the quantity of labour demanded and increase the quantity supplied.Question 12 (1 point) Table 9-1 This table shows the 2013 data for males and females aged 15 and over in the country of Bolivar. Not in the Labour Force Unemployed Employed Male Female Male Female Male Female 45 million 35 million 5 million 5 million 85 million 65 million Refer to the Table 9-1. What is the adult population in Bolivar? a) 90 million b) 150 million 160 millionQuestion 13 (1 point) In one year you meet 40 people who are each unemployed for one week, and 10 people who are each unemployed for the whole year. Which statistic best describes this situation? a) 20 percent are short-term unemployed, and 80 percent are long-term unemployed. b) 80 percent are short-term unemployed, and 20 percent are long-term unemployed. C) 80 percent are short-term unemployed, and 23.5 percent are long-term unemployed, O () 75 percent are short-term unemployed, and 25 percent are long-term unemployed.Question 14 (1 point) What was the labour-force participation rate of men just after World War II? O a) about 68% O b ) about 75% ( c) about 80% O d) about 84% Previous Page Next Page Page 14 of 15Question 2 (1 point) Table 9-1 This table shows the 2013 data for males and females aged 15 and over in the country of Bolivar. Not in the Labour Force Unemployed Employed Male Female Male Female Male Female 45 million 35 million 5 million million 85 million 65 million Refer to the Table 9-1. What is the adult male unemployment rate in Bolivar? ( a) 3.70 percent O b) 4,00 percent c) 3.56 percent O Search -MQuestion 11 (1 point) Which country has the lowest percentage of unionized workers? a) United States O b) Sweden d Denmark O d) CanadaQuestion 9 (1 point) What is the effect of unions on wages and employment? a) Unions decrease the level of employment in nonunionized firms (b) Unions increase the level of employment in unionized firms. c) Unions are unlikely to affect wages and employment. d) Unions raise wages above the competitive equilibrium level.Question 7 (1 point) How often is data on unemployment reported? a) weekly O b) monthly O d quarterly O d) yearlyNot in the Labour Force Unemployed Employed Male Female Male Female Male Female 45 million 35 million 5 million 5 million 85 million 65 million Refer to the Table 9-1. What is the adult population in Bolivar? a) 90 million b) 150 million c) 160 million d) 210million