Given the Data Below, Answer the Following Questions

question 32

Multiple Choice

Given the data below, answer the following questions:

-Why are items 18-20 not scored?

• A) The administrator ran out of time so the questions were not asked.
• B) The student refused to answer.
• C) The student hit the ceiling so the questions did not need to be administered.
• D) They are extra questions that do not need to be administered.

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Definitions:

Government Purchases

Expenditures by the government for goods and services that directly satisfy public consumption or are invested in public infrastructure.

Taxes

Taxes are compulsory financial charges or some other type of levy imposed upon a taxpayer by a governmental organization in order to fund government spending and various public expenditures.

Fiscal Policy

Government adjustments in spending levels and tax rates to monitor and influence a nation's economy.

Interest Rates

The percentage charged by lenders for borrowing money or paid by banks to depositors, influencing economic activity.