If equilibrium GDP is $500 billion greater than full employment GDP and the multiplier is 2.5, there is an inflationary gap of
A. $100 billion.
B. $200 billion.
C. $250 billion.
D. $500 billion.
B. $200 billion.
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When individuals are debating whether to supply labor, they think about all of the following except:
A. the cost in terms of forgone leisure. B. the benefit of more income for each hour worked. C. whether the benefits outweigh the costs. D. the level of profits they bring to the firm.
A regressive tax:
A. takes the same percentage of taxes from income from all taxpayers. B. requires those with low incomes to pay a smaller percentage of their income than high-income people. C. is levied so that low-income taxpayers pay a greater proportion of their income toward taxes than high-income taxpayers. D. taxes everyone the same amount, regardless of their income.
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a. level of prices in the base year relative to the current level of prices. b. current level of prices relative to the level of prices in the base year. c. level of real output in the base year relative to the current level of real output. d. current level of real output relative to the level of real output in the base year.