Refer to the Diagram, Where T Is Tax Revenues and G

question 39

Multiple Choice

Refer to the diagram, where T is tax revenues and G is government expenditures. All figures are in billions of dollars. If the full-employment GDP is $400 billion, while the actual GDP is $200 billion, the
Cyclically adjusted budget deficit is

• A) $40 billion.
• B) zero.
• C) $60 billion.
• D) $20 billion.

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Definitions:

Profit Maximizing

A strategy employed by businesses to find the optimal pricing and quantity of production for the highest profit.

MR = MC

The condition where marginal revenue equals marginal cost, typically representing the profit-maximizing point for perfectly competitive firms.

Marginal Revenue

The increase in revenue that results from the sale of one additional unit of a product.

Output Unit

The quantity produced or service provided over a given period of time, often used to measure productivity.