Suppose the government in this economy decides to decrease government purchases by $400 billion. The decrease in government purchases will
lead to a decrease in income, generating an initial change in consumption equal to

Which of the following is an example of a production quota? a. the government sets an upper limit on the quantity that each dairy farmer can produce. b. the government sets a price floor in the market for dairy products. c. the government sets a lower limit on the quantity that each dairy farmer can produce. d. the government guarantees to buy a specified quantity of dairy products from farmers.

Why is following an unrelated diversification strategy especially advantageous in an emerging economy? a. it allows the conglomerate to overcome institutional weaknesses in emerging economies. b. it allows the conglomerate to form a monopoly in emerging economies. c. it allows the conglomerate to use well-defined legal systems in emerging economies. d. it allows the conglomerate to take advantage of strong capital markets in emerging economies.

In a high school with 3000 students, counselors are putting together a math tutoring program for the neighboring middle school. they plan to invite high school students with high average test scores to tutor middle school students, and they would like to offer gift cards to the student tutors. the counselors have a spreadsheet showing each student’s average test scores, and in order to find out how many gift cards they should purchase, the counselors need to count how many students would qualify to become tutors. which type of function would best the counselors determine the number of eligible students?