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Questions 1-On average, nations in Europe pay higher unemployment benefits for longer periods of time than does the United States. How do you suppose this would impact the unemployment rates in these nations? Explain which type of unemployment you think is most directly affected by the size and duration of unemployment benefits 2-Suppose all wages, salaries, welfare benefits, and other sources of income were indexed to inflation. Would inflation still be considered a problem? Why or why not? 3-Policy makers talk about the "capacity" of the economy to grow. What specifically is meant by the "capacity of the economy? How might capacity be measured? In what ways is capacity limited by labor constraints and by capital constraints? What are the consequences if demand in the economy exceeds capacity? What signs would you look for? 4-A large multinational shipping company, MGC, Inc. has just decided to spend 10 million on new storage space in Munich, 45 million on new aircraft, and 5 million on additional acquisition of kerosene. In addition to these expenses, the company producing ion parcels at a price of 5 per parcel. Now suppose that MGC plans to have a tenth of that production in inventory. Over time, the company's parcels have met with increasing demand, but the inventory has only increased by 1 million. a. What is this firm's total planned investment? b. How much did the firm actually invest? c. What is the difference between actual and planned investment? Should MGC produce more or fewer parcels? Why? Scaled score: Weights A (4) B (3) C (2) D/F (1/0) Focus: Purpose 10% Purpose is clear No awareness Shows awareness of purpose Shows limited awareness of purpose Main idea 15% No main idea Clearly presents a main idea and supports it throughout the paper There is a main idea supported throughout most of the paper Vague sense of a main idea, weakly supported throughout the paper 10% Organization: Overall No sense of organization Well-planned and well- thought out. Includes title, introduction, statement of main idea, transitions and conclusion Good overall organization, includes the main organizational tools There is a sense of organization, although some of the organizational tools are used weakly or missing 10% Organization Paragraphs Para, lack clear ideas All paragraphs have clear ideas, are supported with examples and have smooth transitions. Most paragraphs have clear ideas, are Supported with some examples and have transitions. Some paragraphs have clear ideas, support from examples may be missing and transitions are weak Content 25% Content is not sound Exceptionally well- presented and argued; ideas are detailed, well developed, supported with specific evidence & facts, as well as examples and specific details Well-presented and argued, ideas are detailed, developed and supported with evidence and details, mostly specific Content is sound and solid; ideas are present but not particularly developed or supported; some evidence, but usually of a generalized nature, 10% Research (if assignment includes a research component) Sources are exceptionally well-integrated and they support claims argued in the paper very effectively. Quotations and Works Cited conform to MLA style sheet. Sources are well integrated and support the paper's claims. There may be occasional errors, but the sources and Works Cited conform to MLA style sheet Sources support some claims made in the paper, but might not be integrated well within the paper's argument. There may be a few errors in MLA style. The paper does not use adequate research or if it does, the sources are not integrated well. They are not cited correctly according to MLA style, nor listed correctly on the Works Cited page