Answer:
A. The business cycle
Explanation:
A period of macroeconomic expansion followed by a period of macroeconomic contraction is known as a business cycle. Like the name suggests, a business cycle is a cycle of highs and lows in economic activities.
There are periods of expansion which is often characterized by economic growth, leading to creation of more jobs, robust middle class etc and contraction which is characterized by loss of jobs, shrinking middle class etc in a business cycle.
Other periods of a business cycle may include peak, trough etc.
Answer: Both will raise the same amount
Explanation:
The government here is certain that it can achieve the same quantity and price regardless of if it uses a pollution tax or pollution allowance. This means that it would be charging the companies the same regardless of the method used.
Both methods would therefore yield the same amount if the government uses either of them.
I think B just because it makes most sense
Answer:
The answer is "Develop and implement security and resilience programs for the critical infrastructure under their control, while taking into consideration the public good as well".
Explanation:
In the past, industrial control systems were generally not connected to IT networks and did not contain complex computing capabilities; therefore, they could be adequately protected using physical security measures like locks and fences. However, as OT has become more integrated with IT, such physical measures are becoming less adequate in securing the underlying critical assets.
