Unit 2: Economic Indicators and Business Cycle

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Q1
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Which of the following is included in U.S. GDP? I. The market value of movies made in Africa by U.S. citizens II. The market value of olive oil made in Italy and sold in the United States III. The market value of blue jeans made in the United States and sold in Japan IV. The market value of wine made in the United States by Canadian citizens

Q2
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What happened to Robin's nominal and real income?

Q3
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A dark room technician who develops film into photographs loses her job because few people use film cameras anymore. This is an example of

Q4
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The natural rate of unemployment

Q5
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The GDP deflator differs from the CPI in that the GDP deflator

Q6
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Among those hurt by unexpected inflation are I. borrowers at fixed interest rates II. individuals on fixed incomes III. those with savings earning fixed interest rates IV. restaurant owners

Q7
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Which group of people will suffer the most from a rising price level?

Q8
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If nominal GDP is $10 trillion and the GDP deflator is 125, real GDP is approximately

Q9
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The domestic purchasing power of a currency

Q10
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Which of the following transactions would be counted as part of GDP?

Q11
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An economy has a labor force of 200 million, 8 million are frictionally unemployed, 4 million are structurally unemployed, and 6 million are cyclically unemployed. The unemployment rate and natural rate of unemployment are, respectively,

Q12
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Which phase of the business cycle is characterized by declining real GDP, rising unemployment, and falling price levels?

Q13
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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) tends to overstate the true inflation rate for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

Q14
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Based on this data, what is the inflation rate from Year 1 to Year 2?

Q15
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A college graduate who is looking for her first job would be classified as

Q16
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If nominal GDP increased by 6 percent and the GDP deflator increased from 120 to 126, real GDP approximately

Q17
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Which of the following is NOT counted as unemployed according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics?

Q18
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Which of the following would cause the labor force participation rate to decline?

Q19
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Transfer payments are NOT included in GDP because they

Q20
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Net Domestic Product (NDP) equals GDP minus

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