In describing the progress of the typical person in an economy, measuring the median income always does a better job than measuring the mean income
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
FALSE
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Refer to Figure 3.1. If Marge confesses to the crime and Homer does not, what is Homer's payout?
A) 1 year B) 2 years C) 7 years D) 15 years
In 2015, Hooverville consumed 205,000 tons of sugar. In 2016, sugar consumption rose to 245,000 tons. Calculate the percentage change in sugar consumption
A) 8.37% B) 11.95% C) 19.51% D) 26.33%
The dominant Keynesian view of the 1960s and 1970s stressed that
A) changes in government spending and budget deficits can help stabilize an economy. B) the "invisible hand" would be sufficient to lift the economy out of an economic downturn. C) government should avoid budget deficits at all times as they may destabilize the economy. D) both budget deficits and surpluses should be small relative to the size of the overall economy.
Suppose the United States chose to legalize the production and use of marijuana, but also decided to put a tax on the good (with the tax paid by producers). After doing so, suppose that the price that consumers paid rose, and the amount that growers got to keep fell. This would
A. indicate that the demand-side effect was smaller than the net supply-side effect. B. be shockingly counter-intuitive, because there would be no supply-and-demand model that could explain it. C. suggest that the supply curve is vertical. D. indicate that the demand-side effect was greater than the supply-side effect.