If the government faced a balanced budget rule, it would be forced to raise taxes or decrease spending during a recession

Historically, when a diverse set of stocks is held over a lengthy time period, stocks have yielded a ____ rate of return, and the variation in the rate of return has been ____

a. low; low b. low; high c. high; low d. high; high

A unit tax of $1 will always

A) shift the supply curve upward by more than $1. B) shift the supply curve upward by less than $1. C) shift the supply curve up by exactly $1. D) leave the supply curve unchanged.