Historically, the most important cause of government budget deficits is
a. cutting taxes.
b. printing up too much money.
c. financing wars.
d. electing liberal politicians.
e. business cycles.
C
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Suppose the price of water rose sharply. Other things constant, what is the least likely to occur?
A) People will consume less water. B) Fewer swimming pools will be filled with water. C) More high-pressure showerheads will be sold. D) The demand for water will fall.
Your classmates from the University of Chicago are planning to go to Miami for spring break, and you are undecided about whether you should go with them. The round-trip airfare is $600, but you have a frequent-flyer coupon worth $500 that you could use to pay part of the airfare. All other costs for the vacation are exactly $900. The most you would be willing to pay for the trip is $1,400. Your only alternative use for your frequent-flyer coupon is for your trip to Atlanta two weeks after the break to attend your sister's graduation, which your parents are forcing you to attend. The Chicago-Atlanta round-trip airfare is $450. If the Chicago-Atlanta round-trip air fare were $350, should you use the coupon to go to Miami?
A. No, your economic surplus would be -$100. B. Yes, your economic surplus would be $50. C. Yes, your economic surplus would be $400. D. No, your economic surplus would be -$50.