Which of the Following Might Explain a Decrease in National

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following might explain a decrease in national saving when the tax rate on savings is reduced?

• A)its income effect on saving and its effect on the government budget
• B)its income effect on saving but not its effect on the government budget
• C)its effect on the government budget but not its income effect on saving
• D)neither its income effect on saving nor its effect on the government budget

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Definitions:

Marginal Cost

The investment required to manufacture an additional unit of a product or service.

Nonrivalry

The idea that one person’s benefit from a certain good does not reduce the benefit available to others; a characteristic of a public good.

Nonexcludability

The inability to keep nonpayers (free riders) from obtaining benefits from a certain good; a characteristic of a public good.

Public Goods

Goods that are non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning their use by one person does not reduce availability to others.