The Slutsky equation shows that, holding the total effect constant, the income effect will be larger for goods that

A) have a smaller substitution effect.
B) make up a larger percentage of a household's budget.
C) have perfectly inelastic demand curves.
D) All of the above.


B

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A) interest rate gap; inflation gap B) interest rate gap; output gap C) inflation gap; output gap D) unemployment gap; government-spending gap

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If the required reserve ratio is 15 percent, currency in circulation is $400 billion, checkable deposits are $800 billion, and excess reserves total $0.8 billion, then the M1 money multiplier is

A) 2.5. B) 1.67. C) 2.3. D) 0.651.

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Games:

A. may have noncooperative equilibriums that are positive-positive outcomes. B. must have a dominant strategy present in order to reach an equilibrium. C. only have one possible stable outcome. D. None of these statements is true.

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If aggregate demand decreases and expectations regarding inflation remain constant

A. the long-run Phillips curve shifts to the right. B. the economy moves along the short-run Phillips curve. C. the short-run Phillips curve shifts to the right. D. the short-run Phillips curve shifts to the left.

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