Which of the following is a public assistance or welfare program as opposed to a social insurance program?
A. Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
B. Unemployment compensation.
C. Medicare.
D. Social Security.
Answer: A
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The economy could reach point W if it
A. reduced the unemployment rate.
B. achieved economic growth.
C. decreased its quantity of land, labor and capital.
D. shifted resources from butter production into the manufacturing guns.
Do people's incomes result from the choices they make?
A) Yes, and from no constraints whatsoever. B) Yes, but from among a limited set of options. C) No, because obviously no one would choose to be poor. D) No, because others often will not let people have what they choose.
Which of the following equations is correct?
A) rate of growth of per capita real GDP = rate of growth in real GDP - rate of growth of population B) rate of growth of per capita real GDP = rate of growth in real GDP + rate of growth of population C) rate of growth in real GDP = rate of growth of per capita real GDP - rate of growth of population D) rate of growth in real GDP = rate of growth of per capita real GDP + rate of growth of population
Which of the following correctly describes the external benefit resulting from an individual's purchase of a winter flu shot?
a. The flu shot is cheaper than the cost of treatment when you get the flu. b. The income of doctors increases when you get the flu shot. c. The flu shot reduces the likelihood others will catch the flu. d. The flu shot reduces the likelihood you will miss work as the result of sickness; therefore, you will earn more income.