Distributive Policies

question 60

Multiple Choice

Distributive policies

• A) take resources from one group and allocates them to a more disadvantaged group.
• B) tend to receive less public support than do redistributive policies.
• C) are exemplified by programs that help the poor.
• D) tend to receive more public support than do redistributive policies.
• E) are extensively used to regulate public safety and welfare in the United States.

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Definitions:

Increase in Demand

A situation where the quantity of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at a particular price rises.

Marginal Revenue

The additional revenue that a firm gains when it sells one more unit of a product or service.

Average Total Cost

The total cost of production (fixed plus variable costs) divided by the number of units produced.

Marginal Cost

The rise in production costs when one more unit of a product or service is produced.