In the country of Economica, the total labor force consists of 15,000 workers. 750 of these workers are unemployed, and thus the current unemployment rate is 5.0 %. This year, 300 workers will lose their jobs, 255 workers will return to the labor force after an absence, 150 workers will voluntarily leave their jobs, and 750 new workers will enter the labor force. At the same time, 1244 workers will find jobs, and 450 workers will retire or leave the labor force for other reasons. Thus, at the end of the year, the labor force will consist of workers, and the unemployment rate will be %. (Round your responses to one decimal place.)

Problem 2-18 job-order costing for a service company [lo2-1, lo2-2, lo2-3]speedy auto repairs uses a job-order costing system. the company's direct materials consist of replacement parts installed in customer vehicles, and its direct labor consists of the mechanics' hourly wages. speedy's overhead costs include various items, such as the shop manager's salary, depreciation of equipment, utilities, insurance, and magazine subscriptions and refreshments for the waiting room. the company applies all of its overhead costs to jobs based on direct labor-hours. at the beginning of the year, it made the following estimates: direct labor-hours required to support estimated output 10,000fixed overhead cost $ 90,000variable overhead cost per direct labor-hour $ 1.00 required: 1. compute the predetermined overhead rate.2. during the year, mr. wilkes brought in his vehicle to replace his brakes, spark plugs, and tires. the following information was available with respect to his job: direct materials $ 600direct labor cost $ 180direct labor-hours used 2 compute mr. wilkes' total job cost. 3. if speedy establishes its selling prices using a markup percentage of 30% of its total job cost, then how much would it have charged mr. wilkes?

10. which of the following is true regarding preretirement inflation? a. defined-benefit plans provide more inflation protection than defined-contribution plans. b. because of preretirement inflation, possible investment-related growth is increased for defined-contribution plans. c. all types of benefits are designed to cope with preretirement inflation. d. preretirement inflation is generally reflected in the increase in an employee's compensation level over a working career.

The green revolution is a scientific breakthrough that improved seeds for basic crops. how did the green revolution impact the supply of basic crops such as wheat and corn? the supply of wheat and corn increased. there was no impact on the supply of basic crops. the supply of basic crops did not change, but the quantity supplied of basic crops increased. the supply of wheat and corn decreased.