The equilibrium level of real GDP is $1,000, the target level of real GDP is $1,250, and the marginal propensity to consume (MPC) is 0.60. The target can be reached if government spending is:
A. increased by $60 billion.
B. increased by $100 billion.
C. increased by $250 billion.
D. held constant.
Answer: B
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A. $0. B. $175. C. $250. D. $75.
An examination of the Ricardian model of comparative advantage yields the clear result that trade is (potentially) beneficial for each of the two trading partners since it allows for an expanded consumption choice for each
However, for the world as a whole the expansion of production of one product must involve a decrease in the availability of the other, so that it is not clear that trade is better for the world as a whole as compared to an initial situation of non-trade (but efficient production in each country). Are there in fact gains from trade for the world as a whole? Explain.
The environmental problems of China is not caused by
A. a lack of central planning in the economy. B. the burning of low-quality, high-sulfur coal. C. a lack of pollution controls. D. the one-child policy of population control.
Refer to the diagram for a pure monopolist. If a regulatory commission sets the price to achieve the socially optimal allocation of resources, it will have to:
A. tax the monopolist P 3 P 1 per unit to prevent the monopolist from realizing an economic
profit.
B. subsidize the monopolist or the monopolist will go bankrupt in the long run.
C. subsidize the monopolist P 1 P 4 per unit to allow the monopolist to break even.
D. tax the monopolist P 1 P 2 per unit to prevent the monopolist from realizing an economic
profit.