The utility function with respect to wealth is negatively sloped for a risk averse person

Which of the following demonstrates the ideal use of expansionary fiscal policy?

A. The government slowly hires unemployed workers and puts them to work on permanent projects that continue long after the economy recovers. B. The government quickly hires already-employed workers and puts them to work on projects that are finished as the economy recovers. C. The government quickly hires unemployed workers and puts them to work on projects that are finished as the economy recovers. D. The government quickly hires unemployed workers and puts them to work on permanent projects that continue long after the economy recovers.

What is the welfare impact of a subsidy policy?

A) Producer surplus increases, consumer surplus declines, and total welfare declines. B) Producer and consumer surplus increase, and these gains are larger than the government cost. C) Producer and consumer surplus increase, and these gains are smaller than the government cost. D) Producer surplus increases, consumer surplus declines, and total welfare increases due to the subsidy program.