According to the cost-benefit principle if a change generates $50,000 in gains and $45,000 in losses,
A) it is desirable.
B) the gain is not large enough to justify the change.
C) the desirability depends on who gains and who loses.
D) it is a Pareto improvement.
A
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Suppose the money growth rate is 3 percent, velocity is constant, and price level is growing at 2 percent. What is the growth rate of real GDP?
What will be an ideal response?
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