Automatic stabilizers "lean against the prevailing wind" of the business cycle because:
a. wages are controlled by the minimum wage law.
b. federal expenditures and tax revenues change as the level of real GDP changes.
c. the spending and tax multipliers are constant.
d. they include the power of special interests.
b
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As the price of a good rises, the consumer will experience
A) a desire to consume a different bundle. B) a decrease in utility. C) a downward or leftward movement on the indifference map. D) All of the above.
In the short run, marginal cost is minimized when
A) MPL is maximized. B) MPL equals zero. C) APL is maximized. D) APL equals zero.
Refer to Figure 4.2. The dominant strategy for Ferris is to
A) go to the movie theater. B) go to the bowling alley. C) go to either the movie theater or to the bowling alley. D) Ferris does not have a dominant strategy.
In the classical model
A) a decrease in aggregate demand will lead to a decrease in the price level and a decrease in real GDP. B) changes in aggregate supply leave real GDP unchanged. C) a decrease in aggregate demand will lead to an increase in the price level and a decrease in real GDP. D) changes in aggregate demand affect only the price level, not real GDP.