Despite some optimism about the seeds of recovery, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) sees joblessness rising. The CBO sees unemployment peaking at 10.4% next year from an average of 9.3% this year, before it falls to 9.1% in 2011. Source: Fortune, August 25, 2009 Why does unemployment continue to rise as an expansion begins?

Suppose portugal has 700 workers and 26,000 units of capital, and france has 18,000 workers and 700 units of capital. technology is identical in both countries. assume that wine is the capital-intensive good and cloth is the labor-intensive good. which of the following statements is correct if the nations start trading with each other? a) wages will increase in portugal.b) rental rates in france will increase.c) wages in france will decrease.d) rental rates in portugal will increase.

In january, knox company requisitions raw materials for production as follows: job 1 $915, job 2 $1,590, job 3 $771, and general factory use $704. during january, time tickets show that the factory labor of $6,300 was used as follows: job 1 $2,344, job 2 $1,711, job 3 $1,554, and general factory use $691. prepare the job cost sheets for each of the three jobs.

Frick (1991) claimed that computers would become so powerful that k-12 educators and students would be able to produce their own multimedia and web-based learning materials. he predicted that teachers and students would soon be able to use computer-video technology to produce their own learning materials. all it would require is time, know-how, and some funds.