After Running the Numbers on a New Green Job Plan

question 10

Multiple Choice

After running the numbers on a new Green Job plan, the CBO projects that the government _______ will increase by $40 billion each year, and _______ will increase $400 billion over the project's lifespan.

• A) debt; the deficit
• B) debt; transfer payments
• C) deficit; debt
• D) deficit; transfer payments

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Definitions:

Budget Constraint

Constraints on the assortments of products and services available for purchase by a consumer, determined by their financial resources and market prices.

Tangent

A straight line that touches a curve at a single point without crossing it, often used to find the slope of the curve at that point.

Substitution Effect

The change in the quantity demanded of a good that results from a change in price, making the good more or less expensive relative to other goods.

Wage Increase

An upward adjustment in the amount of money that workers are paid per hour, day, or work performed.