The poor are those who fall too far behind the average income. This refers to the ____ definition of poverty

a. marginal
b. absolute
c. relative
d. threshold


c

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Suppose a $1 tax is placed on a good. The more elastic the supply of the good, the

A) larger the increase in the after-tax price. B) smaller the decrease in the quantity sold. C) less of the tax will be paid by the buyers. D) more of the tax will be paid by the sellers.

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The main avenue by which a temporary change in government purchases in the classical model affects the labor supply is by

A) changing the population. B) affecting the value of the stock market. C) increasing business confidence. D) affecting workers' wealth.

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The real return on money is

A) 0. B) -r. C) -i. D) -R.

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Using the table above, and assuming no bequest, what amount of consumption is chosen in period 1, if the consumer wants consumption in the two periods to be equal?

If initial wealth is $40,000, what amount of consumption is equal over the two periods?

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