If real GDP exceeded potential real GDP and inflation was increasing, which of the following would be an appropriate fiscal policy?
A) a decrease in the money supply and an increase in the interest rate
B) an increase in government spending
C) an increase in taxes
D) an increase in oil prices
Answer: C
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In its most ideal form, a price system allows
A) firms to act in such a way that they eliminate scarcity. B) consumers to satisfy all their wants. C) resources to move from lower-valued uses to higher-valued uses through voluntary exchange. D) government policy makers to allocate resources to the uses which they consider to be in the best interests of society.
Which of the following statements concerning the aggregate demand and aggregate supply model is correct?
a. The aggregate demand and aggregate supply model is nothing more than a large version of the model of market demand and supply. b. The price level and quantity of output adjust to bring aggregate demand and supply into balance. c. The aggregate supply curve shows the quantity of goods and services that households, firms, and the government want to buy at each price. d. The aggregate demand shows the quantity of goods and services that firms are willing to produce at a given price level.
Katz, Goborg, and Rimmet are oligopolists in the tractor industry. They face intense pressure from foreign tractor imports. Which of the following actions could be considered collusive?
a. Goborg and Rimmet collaborate on a pricing strategy to boost their sales. b. Katz hires lobbyists to convince the government to raise tariffs on imported tractors. c. Rimmet and Goborg each lower their prices after Katz lowers its prices. d. Goborg deliberately lowers its prices to try to steal customers from Rimmet and Katz.
The Index of Economic Freedom measures the market concentration in an economy
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false