Total Output Produced by a Nation Must Somehow Be Divided

question 39

Multiple Choice

Total output produced by a nation must somehow be divided among competing sectors of the economy, that is, consumption, investment, government, and the foreign sector. The long-run growth model attributes the central role for this dividing process to

• A) wholesale and retail prices.
• B) government officials.
• C) interest rates.
• D) households.
• E) firms.

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