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Q: The portion of the national debt owed to citizens of other countries

The portion of the national debt owed to citizens of other countries a) is economically irrelevant however big it is. b) is economically important, but it has been falling in recent years. c) is e...

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Q: The largest single item in federal spending is a) international

The largest single item in federal spending is a) international aid. b) welfare. c) interest on the debt. d) Social Security.

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Q: The “creation” of money is a) entirely the

The “creation” of money is a) entirely the purview of Congress. b) entirely the purview of the Federal Reserve. c) formally the purview of the Federal Reserve, constitutionally the purview of Cong...

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Q: The aggregate demand-aggregate supply model examines the impact of discretionary

The aggregate demand-aggregate supply model examines the impact of discretionary fiscal policy and nondiscretionary fiscal policy by focusing on movements of a) interest rates. b) aggregate supply....

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Q: The consumer price index (CPI) is a heavily criticized measure

The consumer price index (CPI) is a heavily criticized measure of inflation because a) the government does nothing to fix its known deficiencies. b) it consistently understates the increase in the c...

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Q: Economic theory would suggest that the profitability of an industry would be

Economic theory would suggest that the profitability of an industry would be a) directly related to the number of firms competing in the industry. b) inversely related to the number of firms competi...

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Q: Substitution in the context of the “rational terrorist model” suggests

Substitution in the context of the “rational terrorist model” suggests that a clampdown at airports will a) end terrorism. b) cause terrorists to target airports even more as they attempt to show th...

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Q: Whether marginal revenue is constant or decreasing depends on a)

Whether marginal revenue is constant or decreasing depends on a) whether the firm is benefiting from the division of labor. b) whether the firm is dealing with diminishing returns. c) how much the...

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Q: Combined the consumer surplus and producer surplus at equilibrium is a

Combined the consumer surplus and producer surplus at equilibrium is a) lower than it would be at prices below equilibrium. b) lower than it would be at prices above equilibrium. c) typically nega...

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Q: If the supply and demand curves cross at a quantity of 100

If the supply and demand curves cross at a quantity of 100, then the price necessary to get firms to sell more than that will have to be _______ equilibrium. a) above b) at c) below d) within 10 p...

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