A policy that raises taxes or reduces government spending is called:
A. a contractionary monetary policy.
B. a contractionary fiscal policy.
C. an expansionary monetary policy.
D. an expansionary fiscal policy.
Answer: B. a contractionary fiscal policy.
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Polonia exported goods worth $10,000 during that year and imported goods and services worth $12,000. Calculate the gross national product of Polonia if foreign factors of production added a value of $14,000 in the production of goods and services in Polonia while Polonian workers living abroad added a value of $8,000 to the production process in those countries.
More than 70 percent of national income can be attributed to:
a. compensation of employees. b. rental income. c. corporate profit. d. net interest. e. proprietors' income.
The poverty rate is the percentage of the population whose family income falls below the poverty line
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A schedule of amounts of a good that people will purchase at various prices during a specific time period holding other factors constant is
A. supply. B. a market. C. demand. D. the market clearing price.