Keynes used the term "animal spirits" to refer to

a. policy makers harming the economy in the pursuit of self interest.
b. arbitrary changes in attitudes of household and firms.
c. mean-spirited economists who believed in the classical dichotomy.
d. firms' relentless efforts to maximize profits.

b

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Total governmental purchases—federal, state, and local combined—accounted for about what percentage of domestic output in 2012?

A. 35 percent. B. 20 percent. C. 10 percent. D. 5 percent.

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