Although eligibility requirements for unemployment compensation vary among the states, there are a number of common eligibility requirements.

Assume that a worker meets the qualifying wages requirement and waiting period and is available for work on a full-time basis. For each of the following, indicate, with reasons, whether the worker would be eligible for weekly unemployment benefits. Treat each event separately.

a. A machinist in a manufacturing plant is laid off when his department is outsourced to a manufacturing plant in China.

b. A nurse in a community hospital is fired because she stole drugs that belonged to a patient.

c. An accountant is laid off when his firm merges with another firm. A job as a waiter in a local restaurant is available.

d. A butcher on the production line in a meatpacking plant quit his job because the work was boring and tedious.

e. A worker laid off during a business recession finds a part-time job that pays $100 weekly. He qualifies for a weekly unemployment benefit of

$300.