Suppose the government's initial debt is $350 billion and that during the next two years the government runs deficits of $90 and $40 billion
If during the third year the government has a $70 billion surplus, the government's total debt at the end of the three years will be
A) $60 billion. B) $200 billion. C) $410 billion. D) $550 billion.
C
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Juan and Sophia have decided to stop studying economics and get a bite to eat. Juan wants to go for a pizza and Sophia wants a hamburger. They decide to go for pizza. What can we conclude from this?
A) Juan always gets more utility from pizza than Sophia does. B) Sophia gets less utility from pizza than she could from a hamburger. C) Sophia will get negative utility from the pizza. D) Utility analysis does not work here since Sophia did not eat a hamburger.
Use the following diagram to answer the next question.
Which of the following would cause a move from MS1 to MS3?
A. The banking system decides to hold less excess reserves and make more loans. B. The reserve requirement is reduced by the Board of Governors. C. The Federal Open Market Committee decides to sell bonds. D. The discount rate is decreased by the regional Federal Reserve banks.
Work is an attractive use of your time
a. if the utility of consumption made possible by work exceeds the disutility of work itself b. whenever you are paid a wage equal to or greater than the minimum wage c. whenever you derive utility from the consumption made possible through work d. unless time spent working is a source of disutility e. only when marginal utility is negative for an additional unit of leisure
Which of following is not an important category of bias in human decision making?
A. Temptation. B. Limited processing power. C. Reluctance to change. D. Single-mindedness.