The economic systems of the former Soviet Union, the People's Republic of China, and Cuba are best classified as:
a. traditional economies. b. command economies.
c. market economies. d. decentralized economies.
b
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In the Keynesian cross diagram, an increase in investment spending because companies become more optimistic about investment profitability causes the aggregate demand function to shift ________ and the equilibrium level of aggregate output to
________, everything else held constant. A) up; rise B) up; fall C) down; rise D) down; fall
The statement, "John buys more of good X as his income increases, Ceteris paribus," means:
a. John's income is being held constant. b. John's purchases of good X are being held constant. c. John's income and purchases of this good are being held constant. d. the price of this good is being allowed to change.
Under a _____, the assets of two firms that operate in the same market are put under a single ownership
a. vertical merger b. horizontal merger c. vertical acquisition d. horizontal acquisition
In some rural regions of the United States, residents harvest much of their food supplies directly from nature by hunting, fishing, and gathering. With regard to these subsistence activities: a. GDP will overestimate the true value of the nation's production of final goods and services
b. GDP will underestimate the true value of the nation's production of final goods and services only when the income approach is used. c. GDP will correctly estimate the true value of the nation's production of final goods and services. d. GDP will underestimate the true value of the nation's production of final goods and services.