The election campaign of George Bush to succeed Ronald Reagan as president was
a. hindered due to high levels of unemployment in 1988.
b. hindered by the increasing inflationary problems of the late 1980s.
c. helped by the budget surpluses generated in the last years of the Reagan administration.
d. helped by the continuing low levels of unemployment and inflation in 1988.
d
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A) opportunity cost B) explicit cost C) implicit cost D) discretionary cost
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a. replacement b. opportunity c. marginal d. retail
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a. they fall $220 million b. they fall $200 million c. they rise $200 million d. they rise $220 million
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A. funds placed in foreign depository institutions. B. tourism expenditures abroad. C. sales of dollars to foreigners. D. imports of merchandise.