Exam 5: Macroeconomics: the Big Picture

Use the following to answer questions . Exhibit: Price and Output Data for an Economy -(Exhibit: Price and Output Data for an Economy) Assume that 1994 is the base period. In _____, nominal GDP increased over the previous year due to an increase in prices and not due to a change in output.

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Question 61

Deflation increases the real value of money.

(True/False)

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Question 62

Which of the following would tend to increase the natural rate of unemployment?

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Question 63

Use the following to answer question. Exhibit: Price and Output Data for a Small Nation -(Exhibit: Price and Output Data for a Small Nation) Consider 2003 as the base period. What is the value of nominal output in 2003?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 64

The value, at current market prices, of the final goods and services produced during a particular period is:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 65

If the population of the United States is 260 million, the labor force is 130 million, and 120 million workers are employed, the rate of unemployment is _____.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 66

Which of the following statements is true?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 67

Which of the following statements is true?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 68

The natural rate of unemployment:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 69

Use the following to answer questions. Exhibit: Consumer Price Index for a City -(Exhibit: Consumer Price Index for a City) The base year is 2002. Which of the following statements is true?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 70

Use the following to answer questions . Exhibit Real GDP and Employment -(Exhibit: Real GDP and Employment) The exhibit shows data on real GDP and employment for a particular country from the year 1991 to 2000. The trough(s) in economic activity occurred:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 71

Inflation refers to an increase in the average level of prices in an economy.

(True/False)

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Question 72

Which of the following is a source of frictional unemployment?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 73

Which of the following reduces the duration of frictional unemployment?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 74

The peak of the business cycle:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 75

Which of the following is NOT true of price indexes?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 76

If the consumer price index falls from 140 to 135 in a year, what is the deflation rate?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 77

The logical sequence of the phases of a business cycle is:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 78

Deflation occurs when the rate of inflation falls over a period of time.

(True/False)

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Question 79

The consumer price index (CPI) reflects:

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Question 80

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Use the following to answer questions . Exhibit: Price and Output Data for an Economy -(Exhibit: Price and Output Data for an Economy) Assume that 1994 is the base period. In _____, nominal GDP increased over the previous year due to an increase in prices and not due to a change in output.

Deflation increases the real value of money.

Which of the following would tend to increase the natural rate of unemployment?

Use the following to answer question. Exhibit: Price and Output Data for a Small Nation -(Exhibit: Price and Output Data for a Small Nation) Consider 2003 as the base period. What is the value of nominal output in 2003?

The value, at current market prices, of the final goods and services produced during a particular period is:

If the population of the United States is 260 million, the labor force is 130 million, and 120 million workers are employed, the rate of unemployment is _____.

Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following statements is true?

The natural rate of unemployment:

Use the following to answer questions. Exhibit: Consumer Price Index for a City -(Exhibit: Consumer Price Index for a City) The base year is 2002. Which of the following statements is true?

Use the following to answer questions . Exhibit Real GDP and Employment -(Exhibit: Real GDP and Employment) The exhibit shows data on real GDP and employment for a particular country from the year 1991 to 2000. The trough(s) in economic activity occurred:

Inflation refers to an increase in the average level of prices in an economy.

Which of the following is a source of frictional unemployment?

Which of the following reduces the duration of frictional unemployment?

The peak of the business cycle:

Which of the following is NOT true of price indexes?

If the consumer price index falls from 140 to 135 in a year, what is the deflation rate?

The logical sequence of the phases of a business cycle is:

Deflation occurs when the rate of inflation falls over a period of time.

The consumer price index (CPI) reflects:

Economics: the Study of Choice

Demand and Supply

Applications of Supply and Demand

Measuring Total Output and Income

Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

Economic Growth

The Nature and Creation of Money

Financial Markets and the Economy

Monetary Policy and the Fed

Government and Fiscal Policy

Consumption and the Aggregate Expenditures Model

Investment and Economic Activity

Net Exports and International Finance

Inflation and Unemployment

A Brief History of Macroeconomic Thought and Policy

Inequality, Poverty, and Discrimination

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