The accepted definition of poverty may ______ the number of impoverished persons because it ignores ______.
a. underestimate; income taxes
b. underestimate; inflation
c. overestimate; noncash benefits
d. overestimate; private charities
c. overestimate; noncash benefits
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Government expenditures on goods and services include
i. the New York City Library's purchase of new books. ii. Washington D.C.'s purchase of gas for its city buses. iii. California's payment of wages to prison guards. A) i and ii B) i and iii C) i, ii and iii D) i only E) ii and iii
The economic way of thinking views government as a social institution
A) in which people do not compete. B) in which the public interest has priority over private interests. C) whose actions are controlled by the will of the majority. D) whose actions are determined by individuals' perceptions of their self-interest.
Stocks represent partial ownership of a firm
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Refer to the information provided in Figure 2.4 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
Figure 2.4According to Figure 2.4, as the economy moves from Point E to Point A, the opportunity cost of hybrid cars, measured in terms of motorcycles
A. increases. B. initially increases, then decreases. C. decreases. D. remains constant.