As of 2015, the federal budget deficit was about ________ of GDP, and ________ of the deficit came from interest payments on federal debt.
A. 50 percent; almost none
B. 50 percent; almost all
C. 2.5 percent; almost all
D. 2.5 percent; about half
Answer: D
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a. Will buy at alternative income levels b. Need to achieve a minimum standard of living. c. Will buy at various prices d. Would like to have if the good were free
A market with a large number of sellers
A) can only be a perfectly competitive market. B) might be an oligopoly or a perfectly competitive market. C) might be a monopolistically competitive or a perfectly competitive market. D) might be a perfectly competitive, monopolistically competitive, oligopoly, or monopoly market. E) can only be a monopolistically competitive market.
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A) 1260. B) 1443. C) 1100. D) 1588.
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A) The dollar has appreciated. B) The dollar has depreciated. C) The yen has appreciated. D) The yen price of the dollar decreased.