The labor force is defined as
A) all individuals who are at least 16 years old and are currently employed.
B) all individuals who are currently employed.
C) all individuals who are at least 16 years old and are employed, looking for work or not looking for work.
D) all individuals who are at least 16 years old and are currently employed or unemployed.
D
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Which of the following best explains why a $10 billion increase in transfer payments has a smaller impact on aggregate demand than a $10 billion increase in government purchases?
A) An increase in government purchases can be paid for with a bond issue while transfer payments must be funded by taxes. B) An increase in transfer payments can be paid for by borrowing, but an increase in government purchases must ultimately be funded by tax increases. C) Households save part of an increase in income while the entire increase in government purchases represents additional spending. D) An increase in transfer payments does not create a multiplier effect, but an increase in government purchases does.
Which of the following correctly describes the external benefit resulting from an individual's purchase of a winter flu shot?
a. The flu shot is cheaper than the cost of treatment when you get the flu. b. The income of doctors increases when you get the flu shot. c. The flu shot reduces the likelihood others will catch the flu. d. The flu shot reduces the likelihood you will miss work as the result of sickness; therefore, you will earn more income.