The Accompanying Table Gives Budget Information for a Hypothetical Economy

question 88

Multiple Choice

$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | } \hline & \begin{array} { c } \text { Government } \\\text { Spending }\end{array} & \text { Tax Revenues } & \text { GDP } \\\hline \text { Year 1 } & \$ 450 & \$ 425 & \$ 2,000 \\\hline \text { Year 2 } & 500 & 450 & 3,000 \\\hline \text { Year 3 } & 600 & 500 & 4,000 \\\hline \text { Year 4 } & 640 & 620 & 5,000 \\\hline \text { Year 5 } & 680 & 580 & 4,800 \\\hline \text { Year 6 } & 600 & 620 & 5,000 \\\hline\end{array}$$ The accompanying table gives budget information for a hypothetical economy. Assume that all budget surpluses are used to pay down the public debt. The public debt declined in year

• A) 6.
• B) 5.
• C) 4.
• D) 3.

Understand the concept of market efficiency in varying forms (weak, semistrong, and strong).

Understand the impact of transaction costs on earning excess returns from inside trades.

Grasp the significance of public availability of insider trading information and regulatory disclosure requirements.

Recognize the limitations of earning excess returns through public inside trades.

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Definitions:

Monopolistically Competitive

A market structure characterized by many firms selling similar but not identical products, allowing for some degree of market power and price control by individual firms.

Resource Allocation

The process of distributing available resources among various projects or business units.

Monopolistic Competition

A market framework where numerous sellers present unique products, granting them a certain level of influence over the market.

Allocative Efficiency

A state of resource allocation where it is not possible to make someone better off without making someone else worse off.