Interest payments on the national debt are about _____ percent of total federal expenditures a year.

A. 2
B. 5
C. 7
D. 11


C. 7

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A) is earning an economic profit. B) is earning an accounting profit. C) is earning an economic loss. D) must increase output to reduce the ATC.

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A firm has $200 million in total revenue and explicit costs of $190 million. Suppose its owners have invested $100 million in the company at an opportunity cost of 10 percent interest rate per year. The firm's economic profit is:

a. $100 million. b. $400 million. c. $80 million. d. zero.

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Selling government bonds through open market operations allows the Federal Reserve to:

A. decrease money in the Treasury. B. decrease the money supply in the private sector. C. receive discounts on future sales. D. receive a high rate of interest on the bonds.

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