Bill Williams has the opportunity to invest in project A that costs $ 8 comma 100 today and promises to pay $ 2 comma 300, $ 2 comma 400, $ 2 comma 400, $ 2 comma 100 and $ 1 comma 700 over the next 5 years. Or, Bill can invest $ 8 comma 100 in project B that promises to pay $ 1 comma 500, $ 1 comma 500, $ 1 comma 500, $ 3 comma 600 and $ 4 comma 000 over the next 5 years. (Hint: For mixed stream cash inflows, calculate cumulative cash inflows on a year-to-year basis until the initial investment is recovered.)

Explain whether each of the following events increases, decreases, or has no effect on the unemployment rate and the labor-force participation rate. a. after a long search, jon finds a job. b. tyrion, a full-time college student, graduates and is immediately employed. c. after an unsuccessful job search, arya gives up looking and retires. d. daenerys quits her job to become a stay-at-home mom. e. sansa has a birthday, becomes an adult, but has no interest in working. f. jaime has a birthday, becomes an adult, and starts looking for a job. g. cersei dies while enjoying retirement. h. jorah dies working long hours at the office.