Task: Class Definition Understanding (ontology: Business_Finance/Financial_Industry_Business_Ontology)

Which of the following definitions best describes 'average earnings'?

A. economic indicator representing ratio of a volume measure of output to a volume measure of input use
B. economic indicator representing measure of the change over time in the prices of consumer goods and services that households consume
C. economic indicator representing measure of the value of the goods and services purchased by, or on the behalf of, 'persons'
D. measure of the average wage an hourly or salaried worker makes in a given period of time

Answer: measure of the average wage an hourly or salaried worker makes in a given period of time