Which of the Following Was True with Regard to the Great

question 154

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was true with regard to the Great Depression?

• A) The policies of the New Deal brought the Great Depression to an end well before World War II.
• B) Sound economic policy was followed during this era, which makes the length and severity of the Great Depression puzzling to economists.
• C) The length and severity of the Great Depression was the result of unsound economic policies followed by both the Hoover and Roosevelt Administrations.
• D) The Great Depression was largely the result of the highly expansionary monetary policy of the Fed during the 1930s.

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Definitions:

Income Elasticity

A measure of how much the demand for a product or service changes with a change in consumers' income.

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Income

Funds received routinely through work or investing activities.

Income Elasticity

An indicator of the degree to which demand for a product or service shifts following a variation in consumer income.