The amount by which government purchases and transfers exceed tax revenues is known as the

A) primary surplus.
B) primary deficit.
C) primary current deficit.
D) government debt.


B

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A) minimum amount of output that can be produced given the labor force, capital stock, and technology. B) maximum amount of output that can be produced given the labor force, capital stock, and technology. C) varies over the business cycle. D) none of the above.

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If there is a surplus in the market for loanable funds, the resulting change in the real interest rate

a. reduces both the quantity of loanable funds supplied and the quantity of loanable funds demanded. b. reduces the quantity of loanable funds supplied and raises the quantity of loanable funds demanded c. raises both the quantity of loanable funds supplied and the quantity of loanable funds demanded. d. raises the quantity of loanable funds supplied and reduces the quantity of loanable funds demanded.

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If trade is consistent with the Heckscher-Ohlin (H-O) theory, then growth in a country's scarce factor of production will lead to

A. balanced growth. B. a deterioration in the country's terms of trade. C. a decreased willingness to trade. D. an increased willingness to trade.

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The tax cuts and entitlement program expansions of the 1980s led to such ________ federal deficits in the 1990s that fiscal policy ________ for smoothing-out business cycle fluctuations

A) small, again became the preferred tool B) small, was all but abandoned C) large, again became the preferred tool D) large, was all but abandoned

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