Suppose your expenses for this term are as follows: tuition: $5,000, room and board: $3,000, books and other educational supplies: $500. Further, during the term, you can only work part-time and earn $4,000 instead of your full-time salary of $10,000
What is the opportunity cost of going to college this term, assuming that your room and board expenses would be the same even if you did not go to college?
A) $5,500
B) $8,500
C) $11,500
D) $14,500
Answer: C
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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A) has a larger multiplier effect the smaller the tax rate. B) has a less complicated effect on GDP than does a tax cut of a fixed amount. C) will not affect disposable income. D) will not affect the size of the multiplier.
Policies to lower the price level of goods in the nation are a concern of:
a. macroeconomics. b. microeconomics. c. both microeconomics and macroeconomics. d. political science.