Suppose that the economy is in the midst of a recession and government policymakers want to increase aggregate demand by $500 billion. If the economy’s marginal propensity to consume is 0.5, by how much should the government increase its spending?

There is a small, family-owned store that sells food and household goods in a small town. the owners have good relations with the community, especially with local farmers who supply much of the food. the farmers aren't organized into a cooperative or union, and the store deals with each individually. suppose the store wanted to buy some farms to control the supply of certain vegetables. how would you classify this strategic move? select one: a. horizontal integration b. forward integration c. backward integration d. concentric integration