If a good is free, a rational consumer will continue to consume that good, irrespective of its marginal utility

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


False

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A. increase; decrease B. increase; increase C. decrease; increase D. increase; not change

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Keynes believed that the way to prevent recessions and depressions was to

A) increase aggregate demand through expansionary fiscal policy. B) maximize the crowding out effect. C) only change tax rates as a means of regulating the economy. D) reduce spending when there is a recessionary ga

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How is a production possibilities curve similar to a budget constraint?

What will be an ideal response?

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Measuring expenditures and income with the price level allowed to vary, so that changes in these values represent changes in either the actual amount of goods, services, and income or changes in the price level or a combination of both factors is

denoted in ________ terms. A) nominal B) real C) constant dollar D) all of the above

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