The experience of the 1930s indicates that substantial tax increases during a severe recession will result in
A) an increase in tax revenues that will lead to a balanced budget.
B) a reduction in output and employment.
C) smaller budget deficits, which will speed an economic recovery.
D) an increase in the incentive to earn.
B) a reduction in output and employment.
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Use the following graph for a monopolistically competitive firm to answer the next question.
In the short run, this monopolistically competitive firm will set price at
A. $65 and produce 35 units of output. B. $55 and produce 45 units of output. C. $50 and produce 35 units of output. D. $52 and produce 50 units of output.
How do we calculate the inflation rate and what is its relationship with the CPI?
What will be an ideal response?
Suppose the money supply grows at an annual rate of 10%, real GDP grows at 4%, the growth rate of velocity is 0%, and the expected real interest rate on Aaa corporate bonds averages 5.5%
Use the Fisher equation to determine the nominal interest rate on Aaa bonds. What will happen to the nominal interest rate in the long run if the growth rate of the money supply decreases to 7%?
If Jet Cruises chooses to Ad, Easy Sail should ________ and earn ________ million in net profit.
Jet Cruises wants to prevent Easy Sail from entering the sailboat market. The above game tree illustrates the different strategies and corresponding payoffs for the two firms. Both Jet Cruises and Easy Sail have the same strategies of advertising (Ad) or not advertising (No Ad). The payoffs represent net profit in millions.
A) Ad; $3 B) No Ad; $2 C) Ad; $5 D) No Ad; $4