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pepyto

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The best measure of the income households actually have available to spend is
 
  A) national income. B) disposable personal income.
  C) personal income. D) net national income.

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Adam Smith, the father of modern economics wrote in his book, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner but from their regard to
 
  their own interest. Explain what he meant by that statement and how such behavior promotes the wealth of a nation.



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

The statement refer to the fact that people act in their own self interest. For example, the butcher who sells meat and the baker who bakes bread carry out these activities because these tasks contribute to their livelihood, not because they are concerned about the diner. Nevertheless, their actions benefit the diner. This is precisely one of the virtues of a market: people do not have to act virtuously to produce worthwhile outcomes. Producing goods and services that consumers value increases the wealth of a nation.



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