Briefly explain what you would expect to see happen to spending on health care over time, with health care being considered as a normal good

What will be an ideal response?


With a normal good, as income increases, spending on the good also increases. Since income levels tend to increase over time, you should expect to see spending on health care increase over time.

Economics

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A. $426, $466, $506, $546, $586. B. $420, $460, $500, $540, $580. C. $432, $472, $512, $552, $592. D. $430, $470, $510, $550, $590.

Economics

Given the total cost function TC = 100 + 40Q - 15Q2 + 5Q3, calculate the

a. average fixed cost function (AFC) b. average variable cost function (AVC) c. marginal cost function (MC)

Economics

Economists began to lose confidence in the Phillips curve during the:

a. 1930s. b. 1960s. c. 1970s. d. 1980s. e. 1990s.

Economics

If employees and employers always accurately predict inflation, what is the shape of the Phillips curve?

a. It is horizontal in the short and long run. b. It is vertical in the short and long run. c. It is vertical in the short run and upward sloping in the long run. d. It is downward sloping in the short run and vertical in the long run.

Economics