The following is budget information for a hypothetical economy. All data are in billions of dollars.YearGovernment SpendingTax RevenuesGDP1$1,100$1,000$10,00021,2501,40010,20031,4501,45010,50041,6001,50010,90051,8001,55011,200Refer to the above data. In which year is there a balanced budget?
A. Year 1
B. Year 2
C. Year 3
D. Year 4
Answer: C
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Country X produces only one good. It produced 12,500 units of a good during a particular year. If the price of the good during that year was $100 and the price of the good during the previous year was $95, the nominal GDP of the country is ________
A) $875,000 B) $1,187,500 C) $2,450,000 D) $1,250,000
The amount of time elapsed since a price change impacts the elasticity of demand because as more time passes,
A) people can find more substitutes, and so the elasticity of demand decreases. B) people can find more substitutes, and so the elasticity of demand increases. C) people's incomes will increase, and so the elasticity of demand decreases. D) the good's price will have a chance to return to its previous level.
How does price serve as a rationing mechanism in a market economy? Explain.
What will be an ideal response?
Critics argue that U.S. industrial policy: a. currently focuses only on developing the airlines industry
b. discourages spending on basic research in universities. c. should shift from a military to a civilian focus. d. gives foreign industries an advantage over domestic producers. e. provides too much protection to domestic industries.