Suppose the economy is at a point below its physical production possibilities frontier but above its institutional production possibilities frontier. In response to this situation, Keynesian economists may propose that government enact __________ fiscal policy to correct this __________ gap by __________ government expenditures
A) expansionary; inflationary; increasing
B) contractionary; inflationary; decreasing
C) expansionary; recessionary; increasing
D) contractionary; recessionary; decreasing
E) contractionary; inflationary; increasing
B
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Refer to Table 13-1. What portion of the marginal revenue of the 4th unit is due to the output effect and what portion is due to the price effect?
A) output effect = -$0.50; price effect = $5.00 B) output effect = $24.00; price effect = $19.50 C) output effect = $6.00; price effect = -$1.50 D) output effect = $6.50; price effect = $2.00
The manager of Healthy Bars should avoid all of the following topics except which one when speaking to managers of Healthy Snacks, a competitor firm?
A) Healthy Bars' intent to bid on a government contract to supply public schools with healthy snack foods B) the planned production amounts of Healthy Crunch, another competitor firm C) new government safety regulations for packaging snack foods D) a forthcoming change in Healthy Bars' pricing policy
According to the capture hypothesis of regulation
A) regulation favors producers over consumers because the producers were able to pay off the regulators. B) regulation eventually favors producers over consumers because the producers have more at stake than individual consumers. C) regulation benefits the regulators and the legislators who support the regulation by enabling them to obtain favors from both producers and consumers. D) regulation benefits the consumers over producers because the number of consumers is greater than the number of producers, giving the consumers more political clout.
Which government policy raises the interest rate and raises investment spending?