Imagine that the government increases its spending by $75 billion. Which of the following by itself would tend to make the change in aggregate demand different from $75 billion?
a. both the multiplier effect and the crowding-out effect
b. the multiplier effect, but not the crowding-out effect
c. the crowding-out effect, but not the multiplier effect
d. neither the crowding out effect nor the multiplier effect
a
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What will be an ideal response?
The U.S. dollar exchange rate describes the
a. the deficit/surplus situation in the balance of payments. b. the price of a foreign currency in terms of dollars. c. the deficit/surplus situation in the merchandise trade balance. d. future changes in foreign balance of payments. e. none of the above.
In a market where supply and demand curves are both highly inelastic, a price ceiling will have a(n)
a. large effect on quantity supplied and little effect on quantity demanded b. large effect on quantity demanded and little effect on quantity supplied c. large effect on both quantity demanded and quantity supplied d. little effect on both quantity demanded and quantity supplied e. effect only on price
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Consider two individuals, Jesse and April, who hand paint kites and snowboards. Table 18.2 shows how much of each good Jesse and April can paint in one hour. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. April has a comparative advantage in painting kites but not snowboards. B. April has a comparative advantage in painting snowboards but not kites. C. April has a comparative advantage in painting both goods. D. April does not have a comparative advantage in painting either good.