The federal government spends the largest amount of its budget on Social Security, which is an example of

a. federal aid to state and local government
b. discretionary spending '
c. mandatory spending
d. defense spending


Answer: c. mandatory spending

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Considering both product markets and resource markets, most economic decision makers participate in the economy as both buyers and sellers

a. True b. False

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If the CPI declines from 200 to 190, prices have declined by

A. 5%. B. 10%. C. 19%. D. 20%.

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Refer to the data. The marginal cost curve would intersect the average variable cost curve at about:



A. 2 units of output.
B. 4 units of output.
C. 6 units of output.
D. 7 units of output.

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