According to your text, one reason for flat or falling achievement scores even in the face of substantially higher education subsidies may be that
A. students are so unmotivated that no amount of spending will ever improve scores.
B. most parents do not support the schools or their children's educational activities.
C. the additional funds are being siphoned off by dishonest school board members.
D. some of the funds are going to social services rather than to enhance learning activities.
Answer: D
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Considering the information in the table shown, if Jack consumes 2 popsicles and 2 ice cream cones:
This table shows the different combinations of goods that Jack can consume, given that his income to spend on these two items is $10.
A. Jack still has $4 left to spend.
B. Jack still has $6 left to spend.
C. Jack still has $8 left to spend.
D. Jack still has $2 left to spend
The production possibilities curve depicts the combinations of two goods that can be
a. viewed as creating international specialization, one country producing one good, the other a second good b. produced with a given level of technology and set of resources c. consumed with a given quantity of resources and level of technology d. produced with varying levels of unemployment of resources e. produced with varying levels of unemployment and underemployment of resources
Gross domestic product is equal to the market value of all goods and services
a. exchanged during a period. b. produced domestically during a period. c. produced by the citizens of a nation during a period. d. produced domestically during a period minus the depreciation of productive assets.
In the long run, a firm that produces and sells textbooks gets to choose
a. how many workers to hire. b. the size of its factories. c. which short-run average-total-cost curve to use. d. All of the above are correct.