Consider the Allocation of a Nation's Resources Between Additional Public-Sector

question 33

Multiple Choice

Consider the allocation of a nation's resources between additional public-sector spending versus additional private spending.John Kenneth Galbraith argued that

• A)the value of the marginal dollar spent by government is less than the value of that dollar left in the hands of households or firms.
• B)public sector spending is always subject to corruption and is therefore not as valuable as private spending.
• C)the marginal utility of an additional dollar's worth of spending on public goods is higher than an additional dollar's worth of spending on private goods.
• D)compared to public spending,private spending leads to more sustained long-run economic growth.
• E)compared to private spending,public spending leads to more sustained long-run economic growth.

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Definitions:

Net Present Value

A financial metric that calculates the present value of an investment's expected cash flows minus the initial investment cost.

Internal Rate of Return

The discount rate that makes the net present value (NPV) of all cash flows from a particular project equal to zero.

Cost of Capital

The rate of return a company must earn on its investment projects to maintain its market value and satisfy its shareholders.

Reinvestment Assumption

The presumption that cash flows received from an investment will be reinvested at a consistent rate over the life of the investment.