Which of the Following Was a Central Argument of Keynes's

question 65

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a central argument of Keynes's General Theory?

• A)Competition does not allocate resources efficiently in a modern industrial economy.
• B)Full employment can be maintained even during a major recession if wage rates are lowered far enough.
• C)Modern industrial economies do not tend automatically toward full employment rates of output.
• D)Money does not play an important role in either causing or curing recession.
• E)Government can best stabilize the economy by letting the market system automatically adjust toward full employment.

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Definitions:

Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not change in proportion to the level of production or sales activity within a certain range.

Plantwide Overhead Rate

A single rate used to allocate all of a plant's manufacturing overhead costs to its production activities based on a uniform cost-driver.

Cost Driver

An element that influences the expense of an operation or procedure to vary, utilized in activity-based costing for more precise cost allocation.

Support Department

An organizational unit that provides essential services, such as human resources or IT support, but does not directly contribute to the production of goods or services.