Suppose that the government wishes to finance a one-year war. GDP in the nation before the war is $1,000 . and there are no taxes, no government spending, and no private saving. Private consumption is $1,000 . The government chooses to finance the war by selling Treasury bonds totaling $100 at 10 percent interest. The result is that private consumption becomes
a. $100
b. $900
c. $990
d. $1,000
e. $1,100
B
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Assume that the supply curve is horizontal because marginal cost is constant at $10. If John, Robert, and Jimmy each value one compact disc at $20 but only Jimmy values a second compact disc, then the total value in this market is $35 if
a. Jimmy’s value for a second compact disc is $0. b. Jimmy’s value for a second compact disc is $5. c. Jimmy’s value for a second compact disc is $10. d. Jimmy’s value for a second compact disc is $35.
Refer to the figure below.________ inflation will eventually move the economy pictured in the diagram from short-run equilibrium at point ________ to long-run equilibrium at point ________. 
A. Rising; A B. Falling; A; C C. Falling; B: C D. Rising; A; C
The money cost of a particular good will approximate its opportunity cost if
A. there are serious distortions in the market. B. the market functions well. C. there is much specialization in the market. D. nations are exploiting the law of comparative advantage.
If the marginal propensity to consume (MPC) is 0.75 and government purchases increase by $200 billion, then
A) equilibrium real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will increase by $50 billion. B) the effect on equilibrium real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) cannot be determined from the given information. C) equilibrium real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will increase by $800 billion. D) equilibrium real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will increase by $200 billion.