According to the loanable funds model, which of the following events would result in higher interest rates and greater saving?
a. Firms become pessimistic about the future and, as a result, they cut back on their plans to buy new equipment and build new factories.
b. The government goes from running a budget deficit to running a budget surplus.
c. Congress passes a reform of the tax laws that encourages greater saving.
d. Congress passes a reform of the tax laws that encourages greater investment.
d
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What is marginal cost pricing? Why is marginal cost pricing important?
What will be an ideal response?
Total cost is calculated as
a. average fixed cost plus average variable cost b. fixed cost plus variable cost c. the additional cost of the last unit produced d. marginal cost plus variable cost e. marginal cost plus fixed cost
High income countries with larger governments as a share of GDP have generally
a. grown less rapidly than their counterparts with smaller governments. b. experienced less deadweight losses resulting from taxes and/or government borrowing. c. seen the government decrease in size as real GDP rises. d. been able to be more economically efficient.
Among the following countries, which one has the highest growth rate of real GDP per person over about the last 100 years?
a. Argentina b. Mexico c. the United Kingdom d. the United States