Appledale has 32,000 full-time residents including 4,000 residents either retired or are too young to work. of the total, 15,000 residents are employed full time while 8,000 work part time. the town has 2,000 residents not currently working but looking for work. the remaining residents have given up looking for work. a. what is the size of appledale's labor force? b. what is appledale's employment rate? c. what is appledale's unemployment rate? d. what percentage of the population are discouraged workers?

Jenny​ walters, who owns a real estate​ agency, bought an old house to use as her business office. she found that the ceiling was poorly insulated and that the heat loss could be cut significantly if six inches of foam insulation were installed. she estimated that with the​ insulation, she could cut the heating bill by​ $80 per month and the​ air-conditioning cost by​ $70 per month. assuming that the summer season is three months​ (june, july, and​ august) of the year and that the winter season is another three months​ (december, january, and​ february) of the​ year, how much can jenny spend on insulation if she expects to keep the property for five​ years? assume that neither heating nor​ air-conditioning would be required during the fall and spring seasons. if she decides to install the​ insulation, it will be done at the beginning of may.​ jenny's interest rate is​ 6% compounded monthly.