Congress commissioned a study to determine what the poverty level or minimum level for subsistence should be for the U.S. population. What branch of economics does this represent?

A) Normative economics B) Positive economics
C) Microeconomics D) Macroeconomics


Answer: A

Economics

You might also like to view...

If the Fed reduces the supply of bank reserves, ________

A) investment increases B) consumption increases C) the federal funds rate increases D) the federal funds rate falls

Economics

The demand curve an individual competitive firm faces is known as its

A) excess demand curve. B) market demand curve. C) residual demand curve. D) leftover demand curve.

Economics

When income increases the slope of an individual's demand curve, the demand curve

a. turns positive. b. becomes undefined. c. remains negative. d. becomes infinite.

Economics

Expansionary fiscal policy

A) raises Real GDP more in an open economy than in a closed economy. B) raises Real GDP more in a closed economy than in an open economy. C) raises Real GDP equally in an open economy and in a closed economy. D) does not affect Real GD"P in an open economy.

Economics