Rent seeking is a way of earning profit without adding to the product’s value.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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Special taxes levied on earnings for Social Security and Medicare are called
A) an unfair tax on low-income families. B) an exception tax for corporations. C) a social insurance tax. D) a withholding tax on wages.
During a(n) ________ the demand for money decreases because ________
A) recession; the price level rises B) recession; real GDP decreases C) equilibrium; real GDP decreases D) recession; nominal GDP increases E) expansion; real GDP decreases
In August 2007, Sun Trust Bank has $83 million in loans and $114 million in M1 deposits. If Sun Trust is holding $4 million in reserves, the bank's reserve ratio is
A) $31 million. B) 4.8 percent C) 3.5 percent. D) 72.8 percent.
Assume the graph shown represents Grace's budget constraint. Which of the following is true?
A. Grace's total utility is constant along her budget constraint.
B. Grace's marginal utility of each good is the same for each combination of goods on her budget line.
C. Grace's total expenditure is constant along her budget constraint.
D. Grace is indifferent between consuming any bundle that lies on the budget constraint.