In 2011, which category represented the largest category of spending for the U.S. federal government?
a. health
b. income security
c. national defense
d. net interest
b
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The Gini coefficient is measured by
A) summing up the total income earned by the population and dividing by the size of the population. B) summing up the cumulative income percentages on the Lorenz curve. C) using the formula: area between the line of perfect equality and the Lorenz curve ÷ the area under the line of perfect equality. D) using the formula: area between perfect inequality and Lorenz curve ÷ area between the line of perfect equality to the Lorenz curve.
Inflation reduces the purchasing power of nominal income and increases the purchasing power of fixed income
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
As price levels change, the purchasing power of income and wealth has varying effects on the level of consumption spending in an economy. This is called the _____
a. interest rate effect b. exchange rate effect c. wealth effect d. accelerator effect
When a competitive price-taker market is in long-run equilibrium
a. the firms in the market will earn zero economic profit. b. the average total cost of the firms in the market will be minimized. c. every unit of the relevant good that is valued more than its opportunity costs will be produced and sold. d. all of the above are correct.