Question 1

The unemployment rate of:

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A)  women greatly exceeds that of men. 
B)  whites is roughly equal to that of African Americans. 
C)  managerial and professional workers exceeds that of construction and extraction workers. 
D)  teenagers is much higher than that of adults. 
A)  women greatly exceeds that of men. 
B)  whites is roughly equal to that of African Americans. 
C)  managerial and professional workers exceeds that of construction and extraction workers. 
D)  teenagers is much higher than that of adults.

Question 2

Given the annual rate of inflation,the "rule of 70" allows one to:

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A)  determine whether the inflation is demand-pull or cost-push. 
B)  calculate the accompanying rate of unemployment. 
C)  determine when the value of a real asset will approach zero. 
D)  calculate the number of years required for the price level to double. 
A)  determine whether the inflation is demand-pull or cost-push. 
B)  calculate the accompanying rate of unemployment. 
C)  determine when the value of a real asset will approach zero. 
D)  calculate the number of years required for the price level to double.

Question 3

Dr.Homer Simpson,an economics professor,decided to take a year off from teaching to run a commercial fishing boat in Alaska.That year,Professor Simpson would be officially counted as:

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A)  structurally unemployed. 
B)  frictionally unemployed. 
C)  not in the labor force. 
D)  employed. 
A)  structurally unemployed. 
B)  frictionally unemployed. 
C)  not in the labor force. 
D)  employed.

Question 4

Answer the question on the basis of the following information for a specific year in a hypothetical economy for which Okun's law is applicable: Potential Real GDP = $\$ 200$ Billion
Natural Rate of Unemployment $= 6$ Percent
Actual Rate of Unemployment $= 12$ Percent Refer to the given data.The size of the negative GDP gap as a percent of potential GDP for the economy is:

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A)  6 percent. 
B)  9 percent. 
C)  12 percent. 
D)  15 percent. 
A)  6 percent. 
B)  9 percent. 
C)  12 percent. 
D)  15 percent.

Question 5

(Consider This)Some economists believe that modest inflation,say 2-3 percent,might help reduce unemployment during recessions.What is the argument of economists who reject this idea?

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A)  Consumers would stop buying goods at higher prices,reducing demand,output,and employment. 
B)  Firms will pocket the profits resulting from higher prices and have no incentive to expand output and employment. 
C)  Wages and other costs would rise with the inflation,keeping firms from expanding employment. 
D)  Consumer spending would shift to cheaper imported goods,reducing domestic demand and employment. 
A)  Consumers would stop buying goods at higher prices,reducing demand,output,and employment. 
B)  Firms will pocket the profits resulting from higher prices and have no incentive to expand output and employment. 
C)  Wages and other costs would rise with the inflation,keeping firms from expanding employment. 
D)  Consumer spending would shift to cheaper imported goods,reducing domestic demand and employment.

Question 6

Official unemployment statistics:

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A)  understate unemployment because individuals receiving unemployment compensation are counted as employed. 
B)  understate unemployment because discouraged workers are not counted as unemployed. 
C)  include cyclical and structural unemployment but not frictional unemployment. 
D)  overstate unemployment because workers who are involuntarily working part time are counted as being employed. 
A)  understate unemployment because individuals receiving unemployment compensation are counted as employed. 
B)  understate unemployment because discouraged workers are not counted as unemployed. 
C)  include cyclical and structural unemployment but not frictional unemployment. 
D)  overstate unemployment because workers who are involuntarily working part time are counted as being employed.

Question 7

In which phase of the business cycle will the economy most likely experience rising real output and falling unemployment rates?

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A)  Expansion. 
B)  Recession. 
C)  Peak. 
D)  Trough. 
A)  Expansion. 
B)  Recession. 
C)  Peak. 
D)  Trough.

Question 8

Real income is found by:

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A)  dividing nominal income by 70. 
B)  multiplying nominal income by 1.03. 
C)  dividing the price index (in hundredths)by nominal income. 
D)  dividing nominal income by the price index (in hundredths). 
A)  dividing nominal income by 70. 
B)  multiplying nominal income by 1.03. 
C)  dividing the price index (in hundredths)by nominal income. 
D)  dividing nominal income by the price index (in hundredths).

Question 9

An annual rate of inflation of 7 percent will double the price level in about 15 years.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In the United States,the rate of unemployment is highest for:

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A)  white teenagers. 
B)  African-American teenagers. 
C)  married women. 
D)  unmarried women. 
A)  white teenagers. 
B)  African-American teenagers. 
C)  married women. 
D)  unmarried women.

Question 11

Cyclical unemployment results from:

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A)  a deficiency of spending on goods and services. 
B)  the decreasing relative importance of goods and the increasing relative importance of services in the U.S.economy. 
C)  the everyday dynamics of a free labor market,with workers voluntarily changing jobs. 
D)  technological change. 
A)  a deficiency of spending on goods and services. 
B)  the decreasing relative importance of goods and the increasing relative importance of services in the U.S.economy. 
C)  the everyday dynamics of a free labor market,with workers voluntarily changing jobs. 
D)  technological change.

Question 12

If potential GDP is $330 billion and there is a positive GDP gap of $30 billion,real GDP is:

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A)  $300 billion. 
B)  $30 billion. 
C)  $360 billion. 
D)  $630 billion. 
A)  $300 billion. 
B)  $30 billion. 
C)  $360 billion. 
D)  $630 billion.

Question 13

If the rate of inflation is 12 percent per year,the price level will double in about:

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A)  4.1 years. 
B)  5.8 years. 
C)  10.2 years. 
D)  12.4 years. 
A)  4.1 years. 
B)  5.8 years. 
C)  10.2 years. 
D)  12.4 years.

Question 14

In 2010,Tatum's nominal income rose by 4.6 percent and the price level rose by 1.6 percent.We can conclude that Tatum's real income:

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A)  may have either increased or decreased. 
B)  rose by approximately 6.2 percent. 
C)  rose by approximately 3 percent. 
D)  fell by approximately 13 percent. 
A)  may have either increased or decreased. 
B)  rose by approximately 6.2 percent. 
C)  rose by approximately 3 percent. 
D)  fell by approximately 13 percent.

Question 15

Suppose there are 10 million part-time workers and 90 million full-time workers in an economy.Five million of the part-time workers switch to full-time work.As a result:

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A)  the official unemployment rate will fall. 
B)  the official unemployment rate will rise. 
C)  the official unemployment rate will remain unchanged. 
D)  the size of the labor force will increase. 
A)  the official unemployment rate will fall. 
B)  the official unemployment rate will rise. 
C)  the official unemployment rate will remain unchanged. 
D)  the size of the labor force will increase.

Question 16

Suppose the nominal annual interest rate on a two-year loan is 8 percent and lenders expect inflation to be 5 percent in each of the two years.The annual real rate of interest is:

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A)  6 percent. 
B)  8 percent. 
C)  2 percent. 
D)  3 percent. 
A)  6 percent. 
B)  8 percent. 
C)  2 percent. 
D)  3 percent.

Question 17

As it relates to economic growth,the term long-run trend refers to:

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A)  the long-run increase in the relative importance of durable goods in the U.S.economy. 
B)  the long-term expansion or contraction of business activity that occurs over 50 or 100 years. 
C)  fluctuations in business activity that average 40 months in duration. 
D)  fluctuations in business activity that occur around Christmas,Easter,and other major holidays. 
A)  the long-run increase in the relative importance of durable goods in the U.S.economy. 
B)  the long-term expansion or contraction of business activity that occurs over 50 or 100 years. 
C)  fluctuations in business activity that average 40 months in duration. 
D)  fluctuations in business activity that occur around Christmas,Easter,and other major holidays.

Question 18

In the United States,business cycles have occurred against a backdrop of a long-run trend of:

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A)  declining unemployment. 
B)  stagnant productivity growth. 
C)  rising real GDP. 
D)  rising inflation. 
A)  declining unemployment. 
B)  stagnant productivity growth. 
C)  rising real GDP. 
D)  rising inflation.

Question 19

Inflation affects:

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A)  both the level and the distribution of income. 
B)  neither the level nor the distribution of income. 
C)  the distribution,but not the level,of income. 
D)  the level,but not the distribution,of income. 
A)  both the level and the distribution of income. 
B)  neither the level nor the distribution of income. 
C)  the distribution,but not the level,of income. 
D)  the level,but not the distribution,of income.

Question 20

The Great Recession of 2007-2009 significantly increased:

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A)  both the rate of unemployment and the average length of time people were unemployed. 
B)  the rate of unemployment but not the average length of time people were unemployed. 
C)  the average length of time people were unemployed but not the rate. 
D)  both the rate of inflation and the rate of unemployment. 
A)  both the rate of unemployment and the average length of time people were unemployed. 
B)  the rate of unemployment but not the average length of time people were unemployed. 
C)  the average length of time people were unemployed but not the rate. 
D)  both the rate of inflation and the rate of unemployment.

The unemployment rate of:

Given the annual rate of inflation,the "rule of 70" allows one to:

Dr.Homer Simpson,an economics professor,decided to take a year off from teaching to run a commercial fishing boat in Alaska.That year,Professor Simpson would be officially counted as:

(Consider This)Some economists believe that modest inflation,say 2-3 percent,might help reduce unemployment during recessions.What is the argument of economists who reject this idea?

Official unemployment statistics:

In which phase of the business cycle will the economy most likely experience rising real output and falling unemployment rates?

Real income is found by:

An annual rate of inflation of 7 percent will double the price level in about 15 years.

In the United States,the rate of unemployment is highest for:

Cyclical unemployment results from:

If potential GDP is $330 billion and there is a positive GDP gap of $30 billion,real GDP is:

If the rate of inflation is 12 percent per year,the price level will double in about:

In 2010,Tatum's nominal income rose by 4.6 percent and the price level rose by 1.6 percent.We can conclude that Tatum's real income:

Suppose there are 10 million part-time workers and 90 million full-time workers in an economy.Five million of the part-time workers switch to full-time work.As a result:

Suppose the nominal annual interest rate on a two-year loan is 8 percent and lenders expect inflation to be 5 percent in each of the two years.The annual real rate of interest is:

As it relates to economic growth,the term long-run trend refers to:

In the United States,business cycles have occurred against a backdrop of a long-run trend of:

Inflation affects:

The Great Recession of 2007-2009 significantly increased:

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Exam 28: Business Cycles, Unemployment, and Inflation

The unemployment rate of:

Given the annual rate of inflation,the "rule of 70" allows one to:

Dr.Homer Simpson,an economics professor,decided to take a year off from teaching to run a commercial fishing boat in Alaska.That year,Professor Simpson would be officially counted as:

(Consider This)Some economists believe that modest inflation,say 2-3 percent,might help reduce unemployment during recessions.What is the argument of economists who reject this idea?

Official unemployment statistics:

In which phase of the business cycle will the economy most likely experience rising real output and falling unemployment rates?

Real income is found by:

An annual rate of inflation of 7 percent will double the price level in about 15 years.

In the United States,the rate of unemployment is highest for:

Cyclical unemployment results from:

If potential GDP is $330 billion and there is a positive GDP gap of $30 billion,real GDP is:

If the rate of inflation is 12 percent per year,the price level will double in about:

In 2010,Tatum's nominal income rose by 4.6 percent and the price level rose by 1.6 percent.We can conclude that Tatum's real income:

Suppose there are 10 million part-time workers and 90 million full-time workers in an economy.Five million of the part-time workers switch to full-time work.As a result:

Suppose the nominal annual interest rate on a two-year loan is 8 percent and lenders expect inflation to be 5 percent in each of the two years.The annual real rate of interest is:

As it relates to economic growth,the term long-run trend refers to:

In the United States,business cycles have occurred against a backdrop of a long-run trend of:

Inflation affects:

The Great Recession of 2007-2009 significantly increased:

Income Inequality Poverty and Discrimination

Health Care

Immigration

An Introduction to Macroeconomics

Measuring Domestic Output and National Income

Economic Growth

Basic Macroeconomic Relationships

The Aggregate Expenditures Model

Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

The Balance of Payments, Exchange Rates, and Trade Deficits

Money, Banking, and Financial Institutions

Money Creation

Interest Rates and Monetary Policy

Financial Economics

Extending the Analysis of Aggregate Supply

Current Issues in Macro Theory and Policy

International Trade

The Balance of Payments, Exchange Rates, and Trade Deficits

The Economics of Developing Countries

The United States and the Global Economy

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