The area between the market price and the supply curve provides a measure of:
a. consumer surplus

b. producer surplus.
c. consumer surplus plus producer surplus.
d. marginal utility.

b

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A decrease in "financial frictions" is associated with ________

A) a decrease in the credit spread B) more efficient functioning of financial markets C) reduced real cost of borrowing for businesses D) an increase in planned investment spending E) all of the above

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