Use the aggregate expenditures model and assume an economy is in equilibrium at $5 trillion which is $250 billion below full-employment GDP. If the marginal propensity to consume (MPC) is 0.60, full-employment GDP can be reached if government spending:

a. decreases by $60 billion.
b. decreases by $100 billion.
c. decreases by $250 billion.
d. is held constant.

b

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If a nation's currency buys fewer units of a foreign currency today than yesterday, we say the value of its currency has:

a. appreciated. b. depreciated. c. stagnated. d. become inverted.

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Refer to Table 14-2. For each firm, is there a better outcome than the current situation in which each firm charges the low price and earns a profit of $7,000?

A) Yes, the firms can implicitly collude and agree to charge a higher price. B) Yes, each firm can implicitly agree to increase output and not to deviate from a low price. C) No, there is no incentive for each firm to consider any other strategy. D) No, any other strategy hurts consumers.

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