In 2009, based on concepts similar to those used to estimate u. s. employment figures, the italian adult non- institutionalized population was 51.070 million, the labor force was 24.710 million, and the number of people employed was 22.765 million. according to these numbers, the italian labor-force participation rate and unemployment rate were about
a. 48.4% and 3.8%.
b. 48.4% and 7.9%.
c. 44.6% and 3.8%
d. 44.6% and 7.9%

Your uncle borrows $53,000 from the bank at 11 percent interest over the nine-year life of the loan. use appendix d for an approximate answer but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods. what equal annual payments must be made to discharge the loan, plus pay the bank its required rate of interest

Suppose that fixed costs for a firm in the automobile industry (start-up costs of factories, capital equipment, and so on) are $5 billion and that variable costs are equal to $17,000 per finished automobile. because more firms increase competition in the market, the market price falls as more firms enter an automobile market, or specifically, , where n represents the number of firms in a market. assume that the initial size of the u.s. and the european automobile markets are 300 million and 533 million people, respectively.a. calculate the equilibrium number of firms in the u.s. and european automobile markets without trade.b. what is the equilibrium price of automobiles in the united states and europe if the automobile industry is closed to foreign trade? c. now suppose that the united states decides on free trade in automobiles with europe. the trade agreement with the europeans adds 533 million consumers to the automobile market, in addition to the 300 million in the united states. how many automobile firms will there be in the united states and europe combined? what will be the new equilibrium price of automobiles? d. why are prices in the united states different in (c) and (b)? are consumers better off with free trade? in what ways?

Discretionary spending: $450 per month new car insurance: $175 per month gas: $100 per month used car insurance: $125 per month gas: $100 per month according to your research, you need to budgetfor insurance and gasoline if you choose to buy or lease the new car. if you choose to buy the used car, you need to budget for insurance and gas.