Economic Activity

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35 questions
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Only final goods are counted when GDP is measured.

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The main cause of unemployment is reduced demand for the goods and services being provided by various workers.

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If wages increase faster than gains in productivity, the cost of producing goods decreases and prices fall.

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Some nations have such abundant resources that they never experience economic hardships.

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The last depression in the United States occurred during the 1980s.

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Inflation can sometimes occur when the demand for goods and services is greater than the supply.

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People with poor credit ratings pay a higher interest rate to borrow money than people with good credit ratings.

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Capital projects involve spending by businesses for employee training and benefits.

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When you buy a corporate bond, you have lent money to the company.

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A well-run business should never need to borrow money.

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Which of the following would NOT be included in a measure of GDP?

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An increase in GDP per capita means that

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In the United States, the labor force consist of all people above age ___ who are actively working or seeking work.

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A period of economic recovery

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Inflation

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The interest rate financial institutions are charged to borrow funds from Federal Reserve banks is called the

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The money for capital projects usually comes from

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Which type of business sells stock?

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People who buy bonds are called

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The total amount owed by the federal government is called the

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A period in the business cycle when most people who want to work are working, wages are good, and GDP growth increases.

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The production output in relation to a unit of input.

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A period in the business cycle marked by a long period of high unemployment, weak consumer sales, and business failures.

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An increase in the general level of prices.

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The portion of people in the labor force who are not working.

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Represents ownership in a corporation.

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Salaries and wages as well as investment income and government payments to individuals.

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A period in the business cycle when demand begins to decrease, unemployment begins to rise, and GDP growth slows for at least two quarters in a calendar year.

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Represents debt for an organization.

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A decrease in the general level of prices

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The total dollar value of all final goods and services produced in a country during one year is called

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The sales of durable and nondurable goods bought by consumers is called

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The movement of the economy from one condition to another and back again is called the

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A(n) ______ is a number that compares prices in one year with some earlier base year.

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_____________ refers to money spent by a business for an item that will be used over a long period.