Profit is the difference between
A) total revenue and total explicit cost. B) total revenue and total cost.
C) total revenue and variable cost. D) marginal revenue and marginal cost.
B
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When there is an expansionary gap, inflation will ________, in response to which the Federal Reserve will ________ real interest rates, and output will ________.
A. decline; lower; expand B. increase; raise; decline C. decline; lower; decline D. decline; raise; decline
Assume a closed economy, that taxes are fixed, and the marginal propensity to consume is equal to 0.8. What is the government spending multiplier?
A) 10 B) 5 C) 4 D) 3
To compute the CPI, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) compiles a "basket of goods" that ________; each price in the index is weighted by ________
A) are produced in the United States; an expenditure survey B) the average farmer produces; how long it takes for the particular good to reach the market C) the average urban consumer buys; the quantity of the good that goes into the basket D) only members of congress purchase; a "luxury" score E) is typical of consumers below the poverty line; the perceived quality of the good
Indifference curves that are closest to the origin are preferable to ones that are farther from the origin
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false