Assume a closed economy, that taxes are fixed, and the marginal propensity to consume is equal to 0.8. What is the government spending multiplier?
A) 10 B) 5 C) 4 D) 3
B
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The payoff matrix below shows the payoffs (in millions of dollars) for two firms, A and B, for two different strategies, investing in new capital or not investing in new capital. 
An industry spy from firm A comes to firm B and offers to pay B in exchange for B's certain and enforceable promise to not invest. What is the most that firm A will be willing to pay B to not invest?
A. $35 million. B. $20 million. C. $30 million. D. $50 million.
An increase in the price level causes a movement down the aggregate demand curve
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following will lower the money multiplier?
a. An increase in the currency/checkable deposit ratio b. A decrease in the excess reserve/checkable deposit ratio c. A decrease in the required reserve/checkable deposit ratio d. Either a or b e. All of the above
The _________________ the opportunity cost of bad behavior, the _________________ likely one is to exhibit bad behavior
A) higher; less B) lower; more C) higher; more D) lower; less E) a and b