The Designer Company issued 10-year bonds on January 1. The 7% bonds have a face value of $727,000 and pay interest every January 1 and July 1. The bonds were sold for $604,217 based on the market interest rate of 8%. Designer uses the effective interest method to amortize bond discounts and premiums. On July 1 of the first year, Designer should record interest expense (round to the nearest dollar) of a.$25,445 b.$29,080 c.$24,169 d.$21,148

Consider the labor market for computer programmers. during the late 1990s, the value of the marginal product of all computer programmers increased dramatically. holding all else equal, what effect did this process have on the labor market for computer programmers? the equilibrium wagea. increased, and the equilibrium quantity of labor decreased. b. decreased, and the equilibrium quantity of labor increased. c. increased, and the equilibrium quantity of labor increased. d. decreased, and the equilibrium quantity of labor decreased.