If the marginal propensity to save (MPS) is 0.50, the value of the spending multiplier is:
a. 1.
b. 2.
c. 4.
d. 9.
b
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The opportunity cost of producing one more unit of a good is calculated by dividing the
A) total quantity of the other good by the total quantity of the good whose opportunity cost we're calculating. B) decrease in the quantity of the other good by the increase in the quantity of the good whose opportunity cost we're calculating. C) price of the good whose opportunity cost we are calculating by the number of units of the other good that are forgone. D) total quantity of that good by the total quantity of other good. E) increase in the quantity of that good by the decrease in the quantity of other good.
If the economy experiences a negative supply shock, which of the following will be true?
A) Inflation will fall, and real GDP will fall. B) Inflation will rise, and real GDP will rise. C) Inflation will fall, and real GDP will rise. D) Inflation will rise, and real GDP will fall.
Federal government expenditures, as a percentage of GDP
A) rose from 1950 to 1991, fell from 1992 to 2001, and have risen from 2001 to the present. B) rose from 1950 to 1980, fell from 1981 to 2001, and have risen from 2001 to the present. C) have fallen since the early 1950s to the present. D) have risen since the early 1950s to the present. E) rose from 1950 to 2001 and then fell from 2001 to the present.
In the long run, a perfect competitor
A) earns positive profits but will not make losses. B) earns positive economic profits. C) earns zero economic profits. D) produces at its shutdown point.