Scientists sent the Cassini spacecraft past Saturn, where it discovered rings around Saturn's moon Rhea. This is an example of
A. technological diffusion.
B. applied research.
C. product development.
D. basic research.
Answer: D
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Based on the figure below. Starting from long-run equilibrium at point C, a tax increase that decreases aggregate demand from AD1 to AD will lead to a short-run equilibrium at point ________ and eventually to a long-run equilibrium at point ________, if left to self-correcting tendencies.
A. D; C B. D; B C. A; B D. B; C
Assume that the government increases spending and finances the expenditures by borrowing in the domestic capital markets. If the nation has highly mobile international capital markets and a flexible exchange rate system, what happens to the real risk-free interest rate and GDP Price Index in the context of the Three-Sector-Model?
a. The real risk-free interest rate rises, and GDP Price Index rises. b. There is not enough information to determine what happens to these two macroeconomic variables. c. The real risk-free interest rate and GDP Price Index remain the same. d. The real risk-free interest rate falls, and GDP Price Index falls. e. The real risk-free interest rate rises, and GDP Price Index falls.
Prostitution and sale of illegal drugs are typically part of the underground economy.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
A CPI miscalculation that overstates its increase by 0.8 percentage points will cause
A. Social Security's Maximum Taxable Earnings to rise too quickly. B. Social Security's Maximum Taxable Earnings to rise too slowly. C. the price of goods to rise. D. the price of services to rise.