In response to a temporary increase in government spending, the representative consumer consumes

A) more and takes more leisure.
B) more and takes less leisure.
C) less and takes more leisure.
D) less and takes less leisure.


D

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A. surplus and revenues. B. supply and demand. C. efficiency and equity. D. price and quantity.

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a. the price of the good on the horizontal axis decreases. b. the price of the good on the vertical axis increases. c. the price of the good on the horizontal axis increases. d. the consumer's income decreases.

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a. it only focuses on a single factor b. it overestimates the inflation rate c. it does not consider the presence of disguised employment d. it is easily influenced by large business houses

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