The official poverty level is based on pretax income including cash. Which of the following statements is correct regarding this official specification of poverty?
A) This is a good definition of poverty since it is made up of the income from productive resources.
B) This is not a good definition of poverty because our tax structure consists of different tax brackets based on income.
C) This is not a good definition of poverty because it does not include in-kind subsidies.
D) This is a good definition of poverty because it is easy to measure.
C
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Perishable goods such as milk or fruit are never used as money, because they cannot function as a
A) store of value. B) unit of accounting. C) standard of deferred payment. D) medium of exchange.
From full long-run equilibrium, expectations of future exchange rates can only change when there is:
a. a political change. b. a permanent change in the quantity of money. c. a change in short-run interest rates. d. a temporary decrease in the quantity of money.