Which of the following will not contribute to higher wage rates for labor? a. increased unionization and decreased nonunionization of employees in the economyb. a rapid increase in the demand for laborc. significantly relaxed immigration standardsd. increases in technological advancese. higher education levels of workers

The correct option here is C) significantly relaxed immigration standards.

Explanation:

All of the above option would help in increasing the labor wage rate except relaxation in the immigration standards because in case of relaxation of immigration standards the supply of labor in the market will increase, which means now the employers have the option of substituting current employees who earning higher wages with immigrant workers , who are ready to work for cheap, so with the availability of more supply of labors the net output can be increased but the labor wages cannot.

answer: qué lástima, pero no podré ir.

explanation: the expression "qué lástima" means "what a pity" and indicates disgust, because she would like to go but she can't go.

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a manufacturer of printed circuit boards uses exponential smoothing with trend to forecast monthly demand of its product. at the end of december, the company wishes to forecast sales for january. the estimate of trend through november has been 200 additional boards sold per month. average sales have been around 1000 units per month. the demand for december was 1100 units. the company uses α = 0.20 and β = 0.10. make a forecast including trend for the month of january.