Which of the Following Is Not an Example of a Positive,as

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not an example of a positive,as opposed to normative,statement?

• A)Higher gasoline prices will reduce gasoline consumption.
• B)Equality is more important than efficiency.
• C)Trade restrictions lower our standard of living.
• D)If a nation wants to avoid inflation,it will restrict the growth rate of the quantity of money.

Understand the role and characteristics of peasants in industrial and pre-industrial societies.

Grasp the dynamics of international specializations and economic trends.

Understand the concept of hard currencies and their effect on international trade.

Identify elements that constitute a country's infrastructure.

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Definitions:

Equations

Mathematical statements that assert the equality of two expressions, typically involving variables.

Solutions

The values or sets of values that satisfy an equation, inequality, system of equations, or other mathematical conditions.

Substitution

A method of replacing a variable with a value or another expression.

Equations

Mathematical statements that assert the equality of two expressions, often involving one or more variables.