Investment in the agricultural economy of the antebellum period of U.S. history usually entailed everything below except
(a) Clearing lands
(b) Purchasing stocks and bonds
(c) Constructing fences and buildings
(d) Purchasing farm implements
(b)
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Normal economic profit is zero. Zero economic profit means that all resources used by the firm earn their opportunity cost
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A country has a growth rate of 3%. Government spending is 60 billion units of currency and its tax revenues are 32 billion units of currency. The current national debt is 400 billion units of currency. At which inflation rate is its debt-to-income ratio unchanged?
a. 2% b. 3% c. 4% d. 5%
Give a specific example that shows clearly how the System of National Accounts endorsed by the United Nations fails to properly capture activity that harms the environment. Now, suggest a way to quantitatively correct the flaw in the particular case that you describe in part (a).
What will be an ideal response?
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Title VI of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments specifically addressed the problem of tropospheric ozone. 2. To help the U.S. achieve its objectives to control ozone depletion, an escalating excise tax was levied on the production of ozone-depleting substances. 3. According to the Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) of the phaseout plan for ozone-depleting substances, the associated costs exceedthe expected benefits. 4. As the effective price of ozone-depleting substances rises due to the excise tax, the demand for substitute substances increases. 5. As a consequence of actions under the Montreal Protocol, the ozone depletion problem has been eliminated.