Which of the following would lead to a lower unemployment rate? choose one or more: a. unemployment benefits are reduced from 26 weeks to 20 weeks b. advances in technology allow computers to accurately process billing records c. a large number of job seekers get discouraged and stop looking for work d. a new company hires 1,000 college graduates e. the economy enters a recession

The correct answer is option A, C, D.

Explanation:

The unemployment rate shows the degree of unemployment in an economy. It is the ratio of the number of unemployed people to the total labor force. A reduction in any or both of these variables will cause the unemployment rate to fall.

Here, a decline in the unemployment benefits will encourage people to find jobs thus reducing unemployment.

Advancement in technology in favor of computers will decrease the demand for labor. This will cause the unemployment rate to increase.

As a large number of people get discouraged and stop looking for jobs. Both the labor force and the number of unemployed people will decline. This will cause the unemployment rate to fall.

As a new firm hires 1,000 college graduates, the number of people unemployed will get reduced, causing the unemployment rate to fall.

When an economy enters into recession the economic activities get reduced. The output and income level will fall as a result. The unemployment rate will increase.

question - in 1827, john walker, a druggist in a small english town, tipped a splint with sulphur, chlorate of potash, and sulphid of antimony, and rubbed it on sandpaper, and it burst into flame. the druggist had discovered the first friction-chemical match, the kind we use to-day. it is called friction-chemical because it is made by mixing certain chemicals together and rubbing them. although walker's match did not require the bottle of acid, nevertheless it was not a good one. it could be lighted only by hard rubbing, and it sputtered and threw fire in all directions. in a few years, however, phosphorus was substituted on the tip for antimony, and the change worked wonders. the match could now be lighted with very little rubbing, and it was no longer necessary to have sandpaper upon which to rub it. it would ignite when rubbed on any dry surface, and there was no longer any sputtering. this was the phosphorus match, the match with which we are so familiar. according the paragraph what was the benefit of the new phosphorus match? it burst into flame when rubbed on sandpaper. it was made by mixing chemicals. it could be ignited on any dry surface. it threw fire in all directions.

answer - matches required natural chemicals