If the marginal social benefit of consuming a product exceeds the marginal social cost of producing it, social welfare is
a. increased by reducing output
b. decreased by expanding output
c. unchanged by expanding or reducing output
d. increased by expanding output
e. maximized
D
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The government must support and pay for inventions and innovations. A) i only B) ii only C) Both i and ii D) Both ii and iii E) Both i and iii
Refer to the information provided in Figure 32.2 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
Figure 32.2Refer to Figure 32.2. According to the ________ economists, under rational expectations an expected decrease in taxes would not change AD or AS.
A. Keynesian B. the new classical C. monetarist D. none of the above