Which of the following functions of government gives property owners the incentive to use their property efficiently?
A) making sure that courts are lenient on people who steal private property
B) the protection of property rights
C) the enforcement of antitrust legislation
D) the financing of public goods
B
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In Econland autonomous consumption equals 700, the marginal propensity to consume equals 0.80, net taxes are fixed at 50, investment is fixed at 100, government purchases are fixed at 100, and net exports are fixed at 40. Aggregate expenditure equals
A. 900 + 0.80Y. B. 940 + 0.80Y. C. 990 + 0.80Y. D. 990 + 0.20Y.
The opportunity cost of producing one more unit of a good is calculated by dividing the
A) total quantity of the other good by the total quantity of the good whose opportunity cost we're calculating. B) decrease in the quantity of the other good by the increase in the quantity of the good whose opportunity cost we're calculating. C) price of the good whose opportunity cost we are calculating by the number of units of the other good that are forgone. D) total quantity of that good by the total quantity of other good. E) increase in the quantity of that good by the decrease in the quantity of other good.
Bracket creep would less likely occur in which of the following?
A) a progressive income tax system B) a regressive income tax system C) a flat income tax system D) none of the above
Which of the following is not part of a nation's infrastructure?
A. Communications facilities. B. Roads, highways, and bridges. C. The electrical power system. D. Industrial plants and equipment.