The above table shows the marginal benefit from submarines for the only two citizens of a country. Suppose submarines cost $175 a piece. Politician A proposes 2 submarines while politician B proposes 4
Assuming that both Bobby and Katie pay one half of the resulting taxes and neither is rationally ignorant, which politician will win the election? A) A because she offers voters a lower tax bill.
B) A because she offers voters a greater net benefit.
C) B because she offers voters a greater total benefit.
D) B because she offers voters more submarines.
B
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The money multiplier _______
A. increases if banks increase their desired reserve ratio B. increases if the currency drain ratio increases C. is 1 if the desired reserve ratio equals the currency drain ratio D. decreases if banks increase their desired reserve ratio
Suppose that the central bank unexpectedly increases the growth rate of the money supply. In the short run the effects of this are shown by
a. moving to the left along the short-run Phillips curve. b. moving to the right along the short-run Phillips curve. c. shifting the short-run Phillips curve to the right. d. shifting the short-run Phillips curve to the left.