Vulcan Materials Stock Price Soared in the Days Following the Election

question 51

Multiple Choice

Vulcan Materials stock price soared in the days following the election of President Trump.Vulcan's products,such as asphalt and concrete,are used in construction and President Trump had pledged to bring about increased spending on infrastructure projects that would require such products.Spending on infrastructure projects is an example of ________ aimed at increasing real GDP and employment.

• A)discretionary fiscal policy
• B)an automatic stabilizer
• C)contractionary fiscal policy
• D)a transfer payment

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Definitions:

Gallons

A unit of fluid volume measurement used in the US and the British imperial system, equal to 3.785 liters in the US.

Water Table

The upper surface of the saturated zone in an unconfined aquifer, below which the ground is fully saturated with water.

Saturated Zone

The area in the subsurface where water fills nearly all the pore spaces.

Unsaturated Zone

A part of the subsurface where most of the pore spaces are filled with air rather than water.