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  1. Seasonal unemployment coincides with certain seasons during the year.

2 points  

QUESTION 2

  1. The Quantity Theory states that inflation occurs when production costs rise and this cost increase is passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices.

2 points  

QUESTION 3

  1. Growth is a specific goal of U.S. economic policy.

2 points  

QUESTION 4

  1. A lifeguard might experience which of the following types of unemployment?

2 points  

QUESTION 5

  1. Higher interest rates do NOT affect the economy.

2 points  

QUESTION 6

  1. Interest rates do NOT influence the business cycle.

2 points  

QUESTION 7

  1. Inflation increases the purchasing power of consumers.

2 points  

QUESTION 8

  1. Cyclical unemployment is due to workers taking time to find another job.

2 points  

QUESTION 9

  1. Which of the following statements best explains the term inflation?

2 points  

QUESTION 10

  1. The total value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given year is called the Gross Final Product.

2 points  

QUESTION 11

  1. A depression is a prolonged period of recession.

2 points  

QUESTION 12

  1. A depression can occur during the peak phase of a business cycle.

2 points  

QUESTION 13

  1. Contraction occurs when the economy begins to lag a bit and takes a downhill turn.

2 points  

QUESTION 14

  1. Which of the following happens when Stagflation occurs?

2 points  

QUESTION 15

  1. Structural unemployment rises during economic downturns and falls when the economy improves.

2 points  

QUESTION 16

  1. The Cost-Push Theory states that inflation occurs when production costs rise and this cost increase is passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices.

2 points  

QUESTION 17

  1. Government economists look at GDP measurements to determine the growth of the economy.

2 points  

QUESTION 18

  1. A stay-at-home parent is not considered part of the labor force.

2 points  

QUESTION 19

  1. Stagflation is when GDP figures decline but prices rise.

2 points  

QUESTION 20

  1. The income approach of calculating GDP is the most accurate.

2 points  

QUESTION 21

  1. Inflation is used as a measure of economic performance because it can:

2 points  

QUESTION 22

  1. What do we call the total value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given year?

2 points  

QUESTION 23

  1. The economic goal of efficiency means that people have the ability to make their own economic choices.

2 points  

QUESTION 24

  1. Frictional unemployment is due to workers taking time to find another job.

2 points  

QUESTION 25

  1. Goods used in the production of final goods are included in GDP calculations.

2 points  

QUESTION 26

  1. Adding up all of the income in an economy in a given year is one approach to calculating Gross National Product.

2 points  

QUESTION 27

  1. Recessions can occur in the contraction phase of a business cycle.

2 points  

QUESTION 28

  1. The Consumer Price Index is used to calculate how:

2 points  

QUESTION 29

  1. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is used to calculate how taxes have changed over the years.

2 points  

QUESTION 30

  1. The Cost-Push Theory is one of the theories of the causes of inflation.

2 points  

QUESTION 31

  1. Purchasing power is a consumer’s ability to buy goods and services.

2 points  

QUESTION 32

  1. Which of the following statements best describes the Quantity Theory of Inflation?

2 points  

QUESTION 33

  1. Full employment is the level of employment reached when 100% of the labor force is employed.

2 points  

QUESTION 34

  1. Which of the following is the final phase of a business cycle?

    expansion

    peak

    contraction

2 points  

QUESTION 35

  1. As the population of the US grows, the number of jobs must also grow.

2 points  

QUESTION 36

  1. Capital investments do not influence the business cycle.

2 points  

QUESTION 37

  1. The GDP can be calculated by estimating the yearly amount of profit in four categories of final goods and services.

2 points  

QUESTION 38

  1. The economic goal of freedom means that people have the ability to make their own economic choices.

2 points  

QUESTION 39

  1. The Bureau of Labor Statistics polls a sample of the population to calculate how many people are unemployed.

2 points  

QUESTION 40

  1. The trough phase is the bottom of the business cycle.

2 points  

QUESTION 41

  1. Which of the following is NOT one of the theories of the causes of inflation?

    Quality Theory

    Quantity Theory

    Demand-Pull Theory

2 points  

QUESTION 42

  1. The labor force is only made up of people age sixteen and younger who are looking for work.

2 points  

QUESTION 43

  1. Which of the following is a specific goal of U.S. economic policy?

2 points  

QUESTION 44

  1. Which of the following types of unemployment occurs when a worker takes time to find a different job?

    cyclical unemployment

    seasonal unemployment

    structural unemployment

2 points  

QUESTION 45

  1. Inflation causes consumers to buy less with the same amount of money.

2 points  

QUESTION 46

  1. The Demand-Pull Theory of Inflation states that inflation is caused by too much money in the economy.

2 points  

QUESTION 47

  1. A recession is when GDP figures decrease for at least six months in a row.

2 points  

QUESTION 48

  1. Inflation is used as a measure of economic performance because shows changes in the business cycle.

2 points  

QUESTION 49

  1. Which of the following agencies calculates how many people are unemployed?

    The Employment Commission

    The Conference Board

    Bureau of Labor Statistics

2 points  

QUESTION 50

  1. During the peak phase of a business cycle, the economy reaches a steady level.

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