Which of the following programs is the largest federal income transfer program?
A. Welfare.
B. Food stamps.
C. Social Security.
D. Unemployment compensation.
Answer: C
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Three factories in Stinky City emit high quantities of sulfur dioxide into the local environment. The city government decides to set up a ____________________ that divides the allowable amount of this pollutant between the three companies. The companies can buy and sell these instruments, but the allowable amount of emissions goes down every year.
a. marketable permit program b. pollution charge c. pollution credit d. fine system
A positive temporary supply side shock will:
A. increase the level of potential output in the long run. B. decrease the price level in the long run. C. increase the price level in the long run. D. have no effect in the long run.
The marginal utility of good X is 6 and the marginal utility of good Y is 18. The price of good X is $2. The price of good Y must be ________ if the consumer is optimizing her utility
A) $5 B) $6 C) $18 D) $15
Governments sometimes erect barriers to trade other than tariffs and quotas. Which of the following is not an example of this type of trade barrier?
A) a requirement that the U.S. government buy military uniforms only from U.S. manufacturers B) a requirement that imports meet health and safety requirements C) restrictions on imports for national security reasons D) a requirement that the employees of domestic firms that engage in foreign trade pay income taxes