A firm is considering locating a 100 employee microprocessor production facility in one of Aland’s cities. The products this firm will produce are expected to be exported to other places (other cities within and outside the country). City planners think it is possible that the urban area chosen for the facility could be either A, D, or E. They do a quick computation using economic base information. According to their computations the facility will generate how many jobs in each of those cities three cities?

City (Urban Center) Population Total Employment Basic Employment
A 1,500,000 750,000 250,000
B 1,200,000 600,000 200,000
C 800,000 400,000 175,000
D 600,000 300,000 150,000
E 500,000 200,000 125,000

To determine the number of jobs the microprocessor production facility will generate in cities A, D, and E, we need to use the concept of economic base multiplier.

The economic base multiplier measures the indirect and induced effects of a certain economic activity on a local economy. It tells us how many additional jobs are created in the local economy for each job directly created by the economic activity.

To calculate the economic base multiplier, we need to use the formula:

Multiplier = Total Employment / Basic Employment

Let's calculate the economic base multiplier for each city:

For City A:
Multiplier for City A = 750,000 / 250,000 = 3

For City D:
Multiplier for City D = 300,000 / 150,000 = 2

For City E:
Multiplier for City E = 200,000 / 125,000 = 1.6

Now that we have the economic base multipliers, we can determine the number of additional jobs created in each city:

For City A:
Additional jobs in City A = Multiplier for City A * Number of employees in the microprocessor production facility = 3 * 100 = 300 jobs

For City D:
Additional jobs in City D = Multiplier for City D * Number of employees in the microprocessor production facility = 2 * 100 = 200 jobs

For City E:
Additional jobs in City E = Multiplier for City E * Number of employees in the microprocessor production facility = 1.6 * 100 = 160 jobs

Therefore, the microprocessor production facility is expected to generate 300 jobs in City A, 200 jobs in City D, and 160 jobs in City E.