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Brad Edwards is earning $36,000 a year in a city located in the Midwest. He is interviewing for a position in a city with a cost of living 18 percent higher than where he currently lives. What is the minimum salary Brad would need at his new job to maintain the same standard of living?

Internships are considered a vital stepping stone to full-time employment after college, but not all internship positions are paid. Suppose you have to decide between taking an unpaid summer internship in your field of study, or working at a factory for the summer earning $10 an hour. If you take the factory job for the summer, what is included in your opportunity cost? Choose one or more: A. gaining valuable experience and increasing your human capital B. networking with professionals in your field of study C. the wages you make at the factory 7 OF 18 QUESTIONS COMPLETED 20 F4 See Hint ▶11 SUBMIT A

Aggeliki works for a multinational corporation. They relocate her to a city in which housing and food is double as expensive as in her original city, but all the other goods, like transportation, entertainment, education, etc. are half the price. The company does not know how Aggeliki spends her money. If they want to make sure that Aggeliki is not worse off with the change, what is the minimal change in salary that they need to give her?

Identify each person with the appropriate classification Heather just finished college, is not working, but is looking for a teaching job. Luis worked at an auto plant. The plant shut down and Luis Gave up looking for a job 2 years ago. Robert has a nursing degree and is looking for a nursing job. He is sacking groceries part-time until he finds a job. Brittany is serving for 4 years in the Navy. Dan is a stay-at-home dad who is now looking for an engineering job? Bill is retired and volunteers at meal-on wheels every Monday Gina is attending college but not working : Labor Force- Employed : Labor Force- Unemployed :: Not in the Labor Force

Economics Slade and Meredith had each been earning $600 per week before losing their jobs at Nardel Solutions. Slade and Meredith live in states with replacement ratios of 1:3 (i.e., 33.33%), but Meredith's state caps unemployment compensation at $100 per week. The table below represents their marginal benefit and marginal cost of search assuming no unemployment compensation. Reservation Wage Marginal Benefit ($/week) Marginal Cost 100 700 500 150 600 450 200 500 400 250 400 350 300 300 300 350 200 250 400 100 200 With unemployment compensation, what is Slade's optimal reservation wage? O $600 per week O $300 per week O $250 per week O $500 per week

What would be the impact of rational self-interest on your decision whether to attend college fulltime or enter full-time work force?

With the expected increase in AI, robotics, and automation, what knowledge and skills do you feel are required for a purchasing professional?

You can either take a bus or drive your car to work. A bus pass costs $5 per week, whereas driving your car to work costs $60 weekly (parking, tolls, gas, etc.). You spend half an hour less on a one-way trip in your car than on a bus. How would you prefer to travel to work if your wage rate is $10 per hour? Will you change your preferred mode of transportation if your wage rate rises to $20 per hour? Assume you work five days a week and time spent riding on a bus or driving a car does not directly enter your utility.

Lucille receives an annual salary of $37,500 based on a 37.5-hour workweek. What are her gross earnings for a two-week pay period in which she works 9 hours of overtime at 1 1/2  times her regular rate of pay? (Assume there are exactly 52 weeks in a year. Round your answer to the nearest cent.)       Gross earnings  =

What can you do to ensure that you have a healthy work/life balance? (Short answer)

A married couple together earns 110,000 a year. The wife earns 16,000 less than twice what her husband earns. What does the husband earn.

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Debbie is about to choose a career path. She has narrowed her options to two alternatives. She can become either a marine biologist or a concert pianist. Debbie lives two periods. In the first, she gets an education. In the second, she works in the labor market. If Debbie becomes a marine biologist, she will spend $15,000 on education in the first period and earn $472,000 in the second period. If she becomes a concert pianist, she will spend $40,000 on education in the first period and then earn $500,000 in the second period.a. Suppose Debbie can lend and borrow money at a 5 percent rate of interest between the two periods. Which career will she pursue? What if she can lend and borrow money at a 15 percent rate of interest? Will she choose a different option? Why?b. Suppose musical conservatories raise their tuition so that it now costs Debbie $60,000 to become a concert pianist. What career will Debbie pursue if the interest rate is 5 percent?

"Do Men and Women Earn the Same Amount?"  Please give a reason behind your answer.

Fred currently works for a corporate law firm. He is considering opening his own legalpractice, where he expects to earn $200,000 per year once he gets established. To run his ownfirm, he would need an office and a law clerk. He has found the perfect office, which rents for$50,000 per year. A law clerk could be hired for $35,000 per year. If these figures areaccurate, would Fred’s legal practice be profitable?

Your boss is impressed with your performance over the past year and has decided to give you a 5% increase in your salary. Are you clearly better off with your increased salary? What factors must be considered?

why it is less likely to people to migrate from urban to rural? explain. not from the internet please thanks

The New York Times cost $0.15 in 1970 and $2.00 in 2011. The average wage in manufacturing was $3.36 per hour in 1970 and $23.09 in 2011.By what percentage did the average wage rise?

A full-time job usually requires less than 40 hours of work per week. True or false

write me local literature about how financial status, poverty, salary and availability of work affects the career decisions of students in the Philippines

There will always be people out of work. True or false

Can you please provide your work.

Compare different pay scales. Decide if it is better to receive $500 a week or to be paid hourly at a rate of $12.50 per hour or to get 20% of whatever you sell? What factors could affect your decision? Explain. *

During last summer you agreed with your neighbors to mow their lawn for $20 per hour of work. This year they will require your services again during the summer vacation, should you ask for a higher wage or not?explain your answer.

In addition to price increases and consumer demand, what is another economic factor that can affect career opportunities?     Demographic trends    Interest rates    Foreign competition    Changing uses of technology    Geographic trends    All of these choices are correct.   Explain your answer and cite sources please