List the three possible ways the government can make adjustments, and the three possible ways the private sector can make adjustments, to an increase in the government's budget deficit

What will be an ideal response?

Government adjustments:
1. increase taxes
2. decrease expenditures on goods and services
3. decrease expenditures on transfer programs

Private-sector adjustments:
1. increase private savings
2. decrease investment
3. increase trade deficit through a combination of increased imports and decreased exports

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What will be an ideal response?

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A tariff on imported peanuts ________ the quantity of peanuts imported and ________ the domestic price of peanuts

A) decreases; decreases B) decreases; increases C) increases; lowers D) does not change; increases

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