A budget deficit
a. occurs when government receipts are less than spending.
b. occurs when government spending is less than receipts.
c. occurs when government receipts are equal to spending.
d. is the accumulation of years of government overspending.
a
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With labor migration, the amount of change in the destination country's wage rates depends on the:
A. Original supply of labor in that country B. Original supply of labor in the country of origin C. Elasticity of demand for labor in that country D. Elasticity of demand for labor in the country of origin
A firm operating in competitive input and output markets purchases new technology, which shifts the total product schedule from A to B, as shown in the data below.Schedule ASchedule BNumber of WorkersTotal ProductNumber of WorkersTotal Product130135240247348357454465559571663676At the market wage rate of $30 and product price of $5, this firm will
A. increase the number of laborers hired from 4 to 6. B. increase the number of laborers hired from 4 to 5. C. decrease the number of laborers hired from 4 to 3. D. hire the same number of laborers in both situations.
A perfectly competitive firm will have an economic profit of zero if, at its profit-maximizing output, its marginal revenue equals its
A) average total cost. B) marginal cost. C) average variable cost. D) average fixed cost.
Refer to the payoff matrix below. In reference to the Nash equilibrium/equilibria in this game, which of the following is true?
Camp with Us and Happy Campers compete in the market for campers. Each firm must decide each season if they are going to offer special financing or not. The above payoff matrix shows each firm's net economic profit at each pair of strategies.
A) Camp with Us Offer Financing and Happy Campers Offer Financing is a Nash equilibrium.
B) There are no Nash equilibria in this game.
C) Camp with Us Do Not Offer Financing and Happy Campers Offer Financing is a Nash equilibrium.
D) Camp with Us Do Not Offer Financing and Happy Campers Do Not Offer Financing is a Nash equilibrium.