Temporary tax cuts tend to stimulate consumer spending at the same rate as permanent tax cuts
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
FALSE
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The above figure shows the cost curves for a competitive firm. If the firm is to earn economic profit, price must exceed
A) $0. B) $5. C) $10. D) $11.
Why are time series data unlikely to give an accurate estimate of demand?
Recall the Application about how society will cope with increased demands for entitlement programs to answer the following question(s). This Application addresses the impact of increasing life expectancy and aging populations on the costs of government entitlement programs such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and examines several possible solutions to the potential problem.According to this Application, one strategy proposed to deal with the rising expenses of government entitlement programs is for the government to save and invest now so as to reduce the burden on future generations. This strategy would:
A. increase GDP, and entitlement programs would increase along with GDP. B. increase GDP and entitlement programs would decrease. C. increase GDP and eliminate entitlement programs. D. not change GDP, but shrink entitlement programs.
The Fed sells a U.S. government security and a bank dealer writes a check for the amount. When the check clears
A) reserves remain unchanged because the decrease of reserves at the dealer's bank is offset by an increase in the reserves at the Fed. B) reserves have fallen by the amount of the reserves times the reserve ratio, and the money supply falls by the difference between the amount of the check and the fall in the reserves. C) reserves have fallen by the amount of the check because the Fed clears the check by reducing the bank's deposits at the Fed. D) reserves increase by the amount of the check because the Fed clears the check by increasing the amount of the bank's deposits with the Fed.