There are 12,000 people living in stopland. of these 12,000 people, 1,000 are either too old to work or too young to work. of the remaining individuals, 5,000 are employed with full-time jobs; 3,000 are employed part time, but wish to work full time; 1,000 are trying to find a new job, but still working full-time jobs; 1,000 are currently not working but are looking for work; and the remainder are discouraged workers. the government department in stopland responsible for compiling unemployment statistics redefines the employed as including only those with full-time jobs, and the unemployed as including those who are unemployed plus those who are working part-time jobs. the new unemployment rate using this definition would be %.

When marietta chooses to only purchase a combination of goods that lie within her budget line, she: is decreasing utility. is maximizing utility. likely has negative savings. must reduce the quantity?

Which type of data is generally stored in different file formats, such as text files, spreadsheets, and so on?

Which of the following statements about brand names is true? brand names give the seller an incentive to provide consistently high-quality products and services in order to protect the reputation of the brand. brand names are always economically wasteful since they dupe consumers into buying more expensive goods and services that are no different from generic versions. it is always rational to prefer brand names over generic substitutes. read the following example and determine whether it illustrates a common critique or defense of advertising. musashi sees a commercial for a brand x clothing company that depicts the wearers of the clothes out having a good time with friends. although he doesn't particularly need new clothes, the commercial prompts him to buy a brand x t-shirt.