Question

What is human capital?
Investing in yourself:
gaining skills,
knowledge or training
The cost to hire
additional workers
Investing in a
company
The cost to hire
additional
workers vs. the
profit a
company will
make
A

B

C

D

Answer 1

Human capital refers to the skills, knowledge, and experience possessed by an individual or population, viewed in terms of their value or cost to an organization or economy. In the context of your options, **A** ("Investing in yourself: gaining skills, knowledge or training") most accurately describes human capital.

The other options relate to different economic concepts:

- **B** ("The cost to hire additional workers") refers to labor costs, but does not capture the essence of human capital.
- **C** ("Investing in a company") is more about corporate investment than individual human capital.
- **D** ("The cost to hire additional workers vs. the profit a company will make") pertains to labor costs and profitability analysis, again not specifically about human capital.

Therefore, the best choice is **A**.