Which of the following is not an example of a question answered by positive analysis?
A) Should the government increase the minimum wage?
B) What fraction of an income- tax cut will be spent on consumer goods?
C) How will an increase in interest rates affect investment in factories?
D) How will an increase in the price of gasoline affect taxi drivers?

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A question about whether the government should increase the minimum wage involves normative analysis, as it is a question about what should happen or what is morally right, rather than what is currently happening or likely to happen in the future. The other three questions involve positive analysis, as they are about understanding the way things are or will be.

Which of the Following Is Not an Example of a Question