Which of the following will most likely have the greatest effect on an individual’s consumption function?

A. Winning a small amount in the lottery
B. A one-time tuition grant
C. A week of high overtime pay
D. An inheritance paying a modest annual dividend


Answer: D

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A) drop, higher, boosting B) drop, lower, dampening C) drop, lower, boosting D) rise, higher, dampening E) rise, lower, boosting

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A hedge is

A) a financial strategy that reduces the change of suffering losses arising from foreign exchange risk. B) an exchange rate arrangement in which a country pegs the value of its currency to the exchange value. C) the possibility that changes in the value of a nation's currency will result in variations in the market value of assets. D) active management of a floating exchange rate on the part of a country's government.

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International trade exists because countries

A) can make themselves better off through trade. B) want to be neighborly with each other. C) want to be political allies. D) want to improve diplomatic relations with each other. E) want to avoid war with each other.

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When Ford hires Ernst and Young Consulting to help Ford redesign its marketing, Ford's payment to Ernst and Young is classified as

A) an explicit cost. B) depreciation. C) an implicit cost. D) normal profit. E) economic profit.

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