Refer to Figure 1. The figure represents a circular-flow diagram. Boxes C and D represent

If two goods are complementary,

a. a decrease in the price of one good will lead to a decrease in the demand for the other b. the cross elasticity of demand is zero c. an increase in the price of one good will lead to an increase in the demand for the other d. the cross elasticity of demand is positive e. a decrease in the price of one good will lead to an increase in the demand for the other

During a recession:

a. Net exports tend to rise. b. Consumption tends to rise. c. Net exports remain unchanged. d. Businesses tend to invest more in new plant and equipment. e. Inventories tend to fall as businesses sell them off.

Suppose that income tax revenues are maximized at an average (income) tax rate of 45 percent. If the Laffer curve is a correct diagrammatic representation of the relationship between tax rates and tax revenue, it follows that a tax rate of

A) 35 percent will reduce tax revenues. B) 48 percent will reduce tax revenues. C) 48 percent will generate as much tax revenue as a tax rate of 45 percent. D) 35 percent will generate as much tax revenue as a tax rate of 45 percent. E) a and b

The salary of the president of the United States in 2000 was $400,000. In 1940, the president's salary was $75,000. If the Consumer Price Index was 8.1 in 1940 and 100 in 2000, the 1940 presidential salary measured in terms of the purchasing power of the dollar in 2000 would be:

A. less than $75,000. B. less than $400,000. C. approximately $668,850. D. approximately $926,000.