An example of a government program aimed at reducing poverty that is universal is:
A. Social Security.
B. Medicare.
C. public education.
D. All of these are universal programs.
C. public education.
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Suppose that in an hour Joe can prepare 10 sandwiches or 5 pizzas. The opportunity cost of Joe producing one sandwich is
A) 2 pizzas. B) 1/2 pizza. C) 5 pizzas. D) 1 pizza.
Monetary policy has a ________ effect on aggregate demand in a(n) ________ economy, and fiscal policy has a ________ effect on aggregate demand in a(n) ________ economy
A) stronger; closed; weaker; open B) stronger; open; weaker; open C) weaker; open; weaker; open D) weaker; closed; weaker; closed
In the consumer's NPV decision, the correct value for the interest rate R is
A) the interest rate that could be earned in a savings account when the consumer must borrow to finance the purchase. B) the interest rate that would have to be paid on a loan when the consumer could pay for the purchase with funds in a savings account. C) the interest rate charged for the loan when the consumer must borrow to finance the purchase. D) the prime rate, irrespective of whether when the consumer must borrow to finance the purchase. E) the prime rate plus the rate of inflation as measured by the CPI, irrespective of whether when the consumer must borrow to finance the purchase.
Joe is self-employed in a store that has a rental value of $500 a month which he pays, but he can vacate the building without giving notice. His other expenses are $100 a month for maintenance. He makes $25,000 a year on net sales (total revenue minus the wholesale cost of the product). If he quit his job and worked the same number of hours elsewhere at a job he liked equally well, he estimates that he could make $20,000 a year. No one else can be hired to work in the store. Suppose that Joe had a long term lease which requires him to pay the rent even if he doesn't operate the store. What should Joe do?
A. Keep the job permanently. B. Keep the job until the lease expires. C. Quit immediately. D. It is impossible to say with the information given in the problem.