The National Saving Rate

question 83

Multiple Choice

The national saving rate

• A)is positively related to the interest rate because it depends on consumption, which is negatively related to the interest rate.
• B)does not depend on the interest rate.
• C)is negatively related to the interest rate because it depends on consumption, which is positively related to the interest rate.
• D)is positively related to the interest rate because it depends on consumption, which is positively related to the interest rate.
• E)is negatively related to the interest rate because it depends on consumption, which is negatively related to the interest rate.

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Definitions:

Production Efficiency

A level of output where a company cannot produce more of one good without reducing the output of another good, utilizing resources optimally.

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The cumulative expense incurred by society for creating one more unit of a product or service, encompassing both direct private costs and any external effects.

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