A U.S. senator states: "The minimum wage should be raised to give people a decent living wage." This quote is an example of:

a. A positive economic statement
b. A hypothesis
c. The fallacy of composition
d. A normative economic statement


d. A normative economic statement

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A) $10,000. B) $25,000. C) $100,000. D) $250,000.

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A) planned investment spending to increase. B) planned investment spending to decrease. C) the investment function to shift out. D) the investment function to shift in.

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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