Investment is usually
A) more variable than consumption.
B) less variable than consumption.
C) as variable as consumption.
D) It is hard to tell from the data whether investment is more or less variable than consumption.
E) a larger component of the GNP than consumption.
A
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A) a big city police department. B) the market for corn in the United States. C) the market for French impressionists' paintings. D) the National Football League.
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the supply of goods to the buyers who value them most highly, as measured by their willingness to pay. (ii) Free markets allocate the demand for goods to the sellers who can produce them at the least cost. a. (i) only b. (ii) only c. both (i) and (ii) d. neither (i) nor (ii)
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