How Do Critics of Discretionary Stabilization Policy View Frequent Changes

question 45

Multiple Choice

How do critics of discretionary stabilization policy view frequent changes in spending and tax policy?

• A)The changes make the economy smoother, although it may not look that way to individual firms.
• B)The changes make life more difficult and hectic for Congress and the Fed.
• C)The changes smooth out the business cycle, making planning easier.
• D)The changes cause more instability in the economy and make planning more difficult.

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Definitions:

Labor

The human effort, both physical and mental, used in the production process to create goods and services.

Isocost Line

A graphical representation that shows all possible combinations of inputs that cost the same amount of money.

Isoquant

An isoquant is a curve that represents all the combinations of inputs that result in the production of a given level of output, illustrating the concept of production efficiency.

Tangency

The point at which two curves meet without intersecting, often used in economics to denote the point of optimal allocation of resources.