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Economics EOCT Macro Questions

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select all that apply

Which of the following are the macroeconomic goals for an economy?

a)

Economic growth

b)

Stable Prices

c)

Single market growth

d)

Full Employment

2.

The US unemployment rate increased to 3.6 percent in October 2019 from 3.5 percent in the previous month and in line with market expectations. Over the month, the number of unemployed persons increased by 86,000. The labor force participation rate edged up to 63.3 percent from 63.2 percent in September.


According to the passage, which macroeconomic goal is being described?

a)

Economic growth

b)

Full employment

c)

Stable prices

d)

Inflation

e)

Economic downturn

3.

Select all that apply.

According to the graph, which of the following statements is true?

a)

Median household incomes are growing just as fast as the U.S. gross national product

b)

The United States is experiencing economic growth from 1985 to 2015

c)

Median household incomes are not growing as fast as the U.S. gross national product

d)

Unemployment is a problem in the United States

4.

C+I+G+(X-M)=

a)

Gross National Product

b)

Gross Domestic Product

c)

Gross National Debt

d)

Gross National Revenue

5.

C+I+G+(X-M) is used to measure which of the following?

a)

Full employment

b)

Economic growth

c)

Price stability

d)

Unemployment

6.

(CPI) or the Consumer Price Index is best represented by which formula?

a)

C=I=G=(X-M)

b)

Number of Unemployed Persons / Labor Force.

c)

(Cost of basket in current period/Cost of basket in base period) × 100

d)

Y = C + I + G + X + Z.

7.

Choose all that apply

(CPI) or the Consumer Price Index is used to measure which of the following?

a)

Full employment

b)

Economic Growth

c)

Price stability

d)

Inflation

8.

Lack of skills is the reason a person is unemployed

a)

Traditional unemployment

b)

Cyclical unemployment

c)

Structural unemployment

d)

Frictional unemployment

9.

In between job is the reason a person is unemployed

a)

Traditional unemployment

b)

Cyclical unemployment

c)

Structural unemployment

d)

Frictional unemployment

10.

The nation is experiencing an economic downturn (recession) is the reason a person is unemployed

a)

Traditional unemployment

b)

Cyclical unemployment

c)

Structural unemployment

d)

Frictional unemployment

11.

According to the graph, it is safe to say people became jobless from a period of 2007-2009 because of which of the following

a)

Traditional unemployment

b)

Structural unemployment

c)

Frictional unemployment

d)

Cyclical unemployment

12.

Rising prices =?

a)

inflation

b)

stagflation

c)

deflation

d)

dogflation

13.

A balanced budget is best described as which of the following

a)

Revenue is greater than expenses

b)

Revenue is less than expenses

c)

Revenue is equal to expenses

d)

Expenses is greater than revenue

14.

A budget surplus is best described as which of the following

a)

Revenue is greater than expenses

b)

Revenue is less than expenses

c)

Revenue is equal to expenses

d)

Expenses is greater than revenue

15.

Choose all that apply

A budget deficit is best described as which of the following?

a)

Revenue is greater than expenses

b)

Revenue is less than expenses

c)

Revenue is equal to expenses

d)

Expenses is greater than revenue

16.

Choose the correct order

According to the image, which letters represents

Peak, Trough, Expansion, Contraction?

a)

D,E,A,C

b)

E,C,A,D

c)

D,A,C,E

d)

C,D,E,A

17.

In a business cycle, which phase typically follows a trough?

a)

Expansion

b)

Contracton

c)

Peak

d)

Recession

18.

Choose all that apply

Which of the following are characteristics associated with letter E?

a)

Rising unemployment

b)

Rising employment

c)

Highest levels of unemployment

d)

Economic growth

e)

Inflation

19.

Choose all that apply

Which of the following are characteristics associated with letter A?

a)

Rising unemployment

b)

deflation

c)

Highest levels of unemployment

d)

Economic recession

e)

Inflation