Suppose That the Real Rate of Interest Is 3% and the Growth

question 61

Multiple Choice

Suppose that the real rate of interest is 3% and the growth rate of real GDP is 1%.If the government has a positive stock of outstanding debt and its goal is to hold the debt-to-GDP ratio constant at its current level,then it

• A)must run a cyclically balanced budget.
• B)must run an annually balanced budget.
• C)must run a primary budget deficit.
• D)must run a primary budget surplus.
• E)must eliminate the overall deficit.

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Definitions:

Quantity Demanded

Refers to the total amount of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at a given price level in a specified time period.

Price-elasticity of Demand Coefficient

measures how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good, calculated as the percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in price.

Absolute Value

A number's distance from zero on a number line, without considering its direction; essentially, it is the non-negative value of a number.

Midpoint Formula

A method used in economics to calculate the elasticity of a variable, such as demand, by averaging the initial and final values.