A budget surplus is defined as the amount that the
A. government owes to lenders at any moment in time.
B. government spends in any time period.
C. government’s expenditures exceed receipts in any time period.
D. government’s receipts exceed expenditures in any time period.
Answer: D
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A multiplant monopolist can produce her output in either of two plants. Having sold all of her output she discovers that the marginal cost in plant 1 is $30 while the marginal cost in plant 2 is $20. To maximize profits the firm will
A) produce more output in plant 1 and less in the plant 2. B) do nothing until it acquires more information on revenues. C) produce less output in plant 1 and more in plant 2. D) produce less in both plants until marginal revenue is zero. E) shut down plant 1 and only produce at plant 2 in the future.
An increase in net wealth will: a. increase consumption and saving at each level of income
b. increase saving and decrease consumption at each level of income. c. decrease consumption and saving at each level of income. d. increase consumption and decrease saving at each level of income. e. have no effect on consumption because consumption is a function of income.