Suppose the civilian noninstitutionalized working-age population is 35.9 million in in a hypothetical economy. of these, 4.9 million are working part-time and 14.53 million are working full-time. assume the bureau of labor statistics (bls) definitions are used for calculating unemployment data. among those not working, the most recent job-search activity for 2.90 million happened less than two weeks ago, while 1.72 million most recently looked for work between two and four weeks ago. an additional 0.86 million most recently looked for work five weeks ago, and the remaining 10.99 million who do not have jobs have not looked for work in the past six weeks. round your answers to two decimal places. what is laborland's total labor force? what is laborland's labor force participation rate? how many people are unemployed in laborland? what is laborland's unemployment rate?

Suppose that xtel currently is selling at $40 per share. you buy 500 shares using $15,000 of your own money, borrowing the remainder of the purchase price from your broker. the rate on the margin loan is 8%. a. what is the percentage increase in the net worth of your brokerage account if the price of xtel immediately changes to (a) $44; (b) $40; (c) $36? (leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. round your answers to 2 decimal places.) b. if the maintenance margin is 25%, how low can xtel’s price fall before you get a margin call? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) c. how would your answer to requirement 2 would change if you had financed the initial purchase with only $10,000 of your own money? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) d. what is the rate of return on your margined position (assuming again that you invest $15,000 of your own money) if xtel is selling after one year at (a) $44; (b) $40; (c) $36? (negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. round your answers to 2 decimal places.) e. continue to assume that a year has passed. how low can xtel’s price fall before you get a margin call? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Chuck, a single taxpayer, earns $80,750 in taxable income and $30,750 in interest from an investment in city of heflin bonds. (use the u.s. tax rate schedule.) (do not round intermediate calculations. round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Select the correct answer. which is a benefit of planning for your future career? a.being less prepared after high school. b.having higher tuition in college. c.earning college credits in high school. d.ruining your chances of having a successful career.