Answer:
3.45%
Explanation:
the real wage at the beginning of the recession (12/07) = nominal wage / price index Dec. 2007 = $17.70 / 2.1141 = $8.3721
the real wage at the end of the recession (6/09) = nominal wage / price index June 2009 = $18.53 / 2.14527= $8.6609
% change in real wage = [($8.6609 - $8.3721) / $8.3721] x 100 = 3.44955% = 3.45%
Due to the recession, the price index changed less than the nominal wages since the inflation rate was very low. It is normal that during recessions, specially severe ones, the inflation rate decreases or even turns negative (what happened in Europe in those years).
Answer:
The answer is true.
Explanation:
The sellers in the perfectly competitive market become price takers as they have to sell under the price decided in the market through supply and demand.
This is mainly because there is no way to differentiate the product to change the price. Since all goods are identical, one good is a perfect substitute for another.
Answer:
This statement is False
Explanation:
One of the characteristics of the modern day service industry is Division of Labor. Thus, Elise would not leave almost all aspects of human resources functions to specialists. This is the decision of a human resources manager and not Elise who is the finance manager. The jurisdiction of her duty and reporting line does not allow such to happen.
Answer: Diversifies risk
Explanation:
The main purpose of having a portfolio is to be able to diversify risk so that a total loss is not made if things do not go well. As such, well diversified portfolios are able to reduce their unsystematic risk.
Individual stock on the other hand, cannot be diversified and so have unsystematic risk which makes their standard deviations(risk) higher.
