Need-based spending ________ during an expansion and ________ during a recession, which leads to larger budget deficits during the ________ phase of the business cycle

A) increases; decreases; recession
B) decreases; increases; expansion
C) decreases; increases; recession
D) decreases; decreases; expansion
E) increases; decreases; expansion


C

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a. a new explicit system of fixed exchange rates. b. adjustable target zones for exchange rates. c. a dirty float rate system. d. Both a and b e. Both b and c

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a. tax is placed on the sellers of the product. b. tax is placed on the buyers of the product. c. supply of the product is more elastic than the demand for the product. d. demand for the product is more elastic than the supply of the product.

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A) a floating exchange rate system. B) a fixed exchange rate system, in which the country's currency was fixed relative to a pound of gold. C) a fixed exchange rate system, in which the country's currency was fixed relative to an ounce of gold. D) only used by the United States.

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Refer to the above figure. The rightward shift of the curve indicates

A. an increase in quantity demanded. B. a decrease in demand. C. an increase in demand. D. a decrease in quantity demanded.

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