In the long run, a competitive firm will earn zero economic profit
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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In a hypothetical country, the average wage of five 40-year-old citizens with college education is $36,896, and the average wage of five 40-year-old citizens with high school education is $25,864
What is the returns-to-college education in the country? Is there any limitation of this analysis? Explain your answer.
Expansionary fiscal policy can cause a rise in real GDP in combination with
a. an increase in the price level. b. a decrease in the price level. c. no change in the price level. d. a decrease in the price level if the aggregate supply curve is upward sloping.
Joe and Fred are economists. Joe thinks that the wealthiest 10% of the US population should be taxed a rate higher than the rest of society because they can better afford it. Fred thinks that everyone should be taxed at the same rate because that is the fairest scenario and the wealthy should not be penalized for their success. In this example, Joe and Fred
a. disagree about the validity of a positive theory. b. have different normative views about tax policy. c. must both be incorrect because tax policy is never that simple. d. None of the above is correct.
Suppose the federal budget deficit for the year was $100 billion and the economy was in a recession. If the economy had been at potential GDP, it is estimated that tax revenues would have been $60 billion higher and government spending on transfer
payments $50 billion lower. Using these estimates, the cyclically adjusted budget A) deficit was $210 billion. B) deficit was $110 billion. C) surplus was $10 billion. D) surplus was $110 billion.