Which of the following must always be true as the quantity of output increases?
a. Marginal cost must rise.
b. Average total cost must rise.
c. Average variable cost must rise.
d. Average fixed cost must fall.
d
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Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A) Fiscal policy is the attempt to influence the economy using taxes, transfer payments, and government expenditures. B) Government expenditure affects aggregate demand directly because government expenditure is a component of aggregate demand. C) Taxes and transfer payments affect aggregate demand by changing disposable income. D) An increase in disposable income leads to a decrease in aggregate demand.
Refer to Table 2-18. What is Minnie's opportunity cost of making an umbrella?
A) 1/10 of a hat B) 1/4 of a hat C) 4 hats D) 40 hats
Your roommate argues that he can think of no better situation than living in a deflationary economy, as prices of goods and services would continuously fall. You disagree and argue that during a deflation, people can be made worse off because
A) the purchasing power of the currency would decrease. B) the value of the real interest rate will drop below the nominal interest rate. C) borrowers will have to pay increasing amounts in real terms over time. D) the purchasing power of people's incomes would increase.
Suppose we have an economy in which G = 1100, t = 0.26, Y = 3800, and YN = 4000. At Y the cyclical deficit is
A) 60. B) 112. C) -172. D) -52. E) 52.