The "real burden" of the debt is directly related to

A. The idea of opportunity cost.
B. How transfers redistribute income.
C. The relationship between the Treasury and the Federal Reserve System.
D. The difference between internally held debt and externally held debt.


Answer: A

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b. Suppose there are 5,000 firms in long run equilibrium. What is the short run market supply function?
c. Suppose market demand is What is the equilibrium price?
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To have an ideal voting system in place, if a group is voting on option X versus option Y, this decision should not depend on any information or preference about another unconnected option, Z. In other words, which of the following criteria must be present in the voting system?

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A market with more than one seller and significant barriers to entry is called

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