Exercise Number 1 Taking the data of the following table answer 1 through 3. Indicators of Puerto Rico, 2009 (Income in millions of $) 56,098.7 Personal disposable income (Current prices) Price index to deflate personal disposable income Population Working group Job 6.014 3,961,000 1,349,000 1,166,000 3,057,000 Persons 16 years or older 1. Personal disposable income per capita at constant prices is: а. 2,269 b. 2,269 с. 2,306 d. 2,355 2. The unemployment rate is (in %) а. 13.56 b. 10.61 С. 11.70 d. 10.40 е. 11.00 3. The participation rate for that year was (in %) a. 47.9 b. 44.1 С. 45.1 d. 47.0 e. 46.4

Exercise Number 1 Taking the data of the following table answer 1 through 3. Indicators of Puerto Rico, 2009 (Income in millions of $) 56,098.7 Personal disposable income (Current prices) Price index to deflate personal disposable income Population Working group Job 6.014 3,961,000 1,349,000 1,166,000 3,057,000 Persons 16 years or older 1. Personal disposable income per capita at constant prices is: а. 2,269 b. 2,269 с. 2,306 d. 2,355 2. The unemployment rate is (in %) а. 13.56 b. 10.61 С. 11.70 d. 10.40 е. 11.00 3. The participation rate for that year was (in %) a. 47.9 b. 44.1 С. 45.1 d. 47.0 e. 46.4

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