Tops Meat had to recall all of its frozen hamburger patties because of the presence of E-Coli in the meat. About 20 consumers who ate the Tops patties became ill and two died. The E-Coli was present in the animals Tops purchased for slaughter from various ranchers. a. Tops is not liable to its purchasers because it did not produce a defective product. b. Tops is not liable to its purchasers because it was not aware of the E-Coli when it sold its products. c. Tops is liable to its purchasers for any injuries and damages from the presence of E-Coli. d. both a and b.

Explain whether each of the following events increases, decreases, or has no effect on the unemployment rate and the labor-force participation rate.a. after a long search, jon finds a job.b. tyrion, a full-time college student, graduates and is immediately employed.c. after an unsuccessful job search, arya gives up looking and retires.d. daenerys quits her job to become a stay-at-home mom.e. sansa has a birthday, becomes an adult, but has no interest in working.f. jaime has a birthday, becomes an adult, and starts looking for a job.g. cersei dies while enjoying retirement.h. jorah dies working long hours at the office.

Use the following account numbers and corresponding account titles to answer the following question. account no. account title (1) cash (2) merchandise inventory (3) cost of goods sold (4) transportation-out (5) dividends (6) common stock (7) selling expense (8) loss on the sale of land (9) sales which accounts would appear on the income statement?

Suppose portugal has 700 workers and 26,000 units of capital, and france has 18,000 workers and 700 units of capital. technology is identical in both countries. assume that wine is the capital-intensive good and cloth is the labor-intensive good. which of the following statements is correct if the nations start trading with each other? a) wages will increase in portugal.b) rental rates in france will increase.c) wages in france will decrease.d) rental rates in portugal will increase.