A Rational Decision Maker Compares the Expected Marginal Cost to the Expected

question 135

True/False

A rational decision maker compares the expected marginal cost to the expected marginal benefit of any activity.

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Definitions:

MPC

Marginal Propensity to Consume, a metric in economics that measures the proportion of income changes that is spent on consumption.

Crowding Out

A decrease in investment that results from government borrowing.

Accelerator Effects

The phenomenon where an increase in national income leads to a proportionally larger increase in investment spending, magnifying the initial rise in income.

Automatic Stabilizer

Economic policies and programs, such as unemployment insurance and taxation, that automatically adjust to counteract economic fluctuations without the need for government intervention.