A change in taxes of a given amount affects an individual's consumption spending by less than that amount, because the marginal propensity to consume is less than 1
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Which federal agency publishes the United States' unemployment figures?
A) The Bureau of Labor Statistics B) Health and Human Services C) the Senate Committee on Labor Relations D) the Federal Reserve
Use the diagram above to identify the pre-trade situation for Australia and Sri-Lanka
Where on the K/L axis will you find each of the two countries? Which of the two countries has a higher relative wage, w/r? Which product is the labor intensive, and which is the land intensive one? Show where the relative price of cloth to food will be found once trade opens between these two countries. Show where the relative wages of each will appear.
The federal government granted 200 million acres of land to railroads. Which of the following statements presents accurate information about these land grants?
a. The railroads were required to return 1/3 of the profits from the sale of this land to the federal government. b. The alternate section provision allowed state governments to purchase portions of the land grants from the railroads at reduced prices. c. The system of land grant subsidies were difficult to eliminate because of public opposition. d. Congress required railroad companies that received land grants to transport mail, troops and government property at reduced rates.
Three of the four following questions are indicative of the three fundamental economic questions. Leaving out the irrelevant question, rearrange the three relevant questions in the order an economy must answer them. - Should electricity be produced from oil, solar, or nuclear power? - Should corn be produced in the North or in the South? - Who drives a Mercedes? - Should more hybrid cars and fewer SUVs be produced?
A. 1. Should more hybrid cars and fewer SUVs be produced? 2. Should corn be produced in the North or in the South? 3. Should electricity be produced from oil, solar, or nuclear power? B. 1. Who drives a Mercedes? 2. Should more hybrid cars and fewer SUVs be produced? 3. Should corn be produced in the North or in the South? C. 1. Should more hybrid cars and fewer SUVs be produced? 2. Should electricity be produced from oil, solar, or nuclear power? 3. Who drives a Mercedes? D. 1. Should electricity be produced from oil, solar, or nuclear power? 2. Should more hybrid cars and fewer SUVs be produced? 3. Should corn be produced in the North or in the South?