From the End of 2003 to the End of 2004

question 230

Multiple Choice

From the end of 2003 to the end of 2004, the United States ran a deficit of about $121 billion. The debt at the start of this period was about $3,924 billion. Which of the following combinations of inflation and real GDP would have allowed the government to run a deficit and kept the ratio of real GDP to the deficit about the same?

• A)about 1% inflation and about 1% real GDP growth
• B)about 1% inflation and about 3% real GDP growth
• C)about 2% inflation and about 1% real GDP growth
• D)about 2% inflation and about 2% real GDP growth

Evaluate the impact of EPS and NPVGO on stock valuation.

Understand the concepts of independent and dependent variables and their roles in experiments.

Recognize the advantages and disadvantages of survey research.

Identify alternatives to random assignment in experiments.

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Definitions:

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