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Intro to Macro - GDP/Business Cycle

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

GDP stands for which of the following?

a)

Gross Domestic Product

b)

Gross Demand Product

c)

General Domestic Product

d)

General Demand Product

2.

What is the difference between real GDP and nominal GDP?

a)

Real GDP takes into account inflation

b)

Real GDP takes into account population

c)

Real GDP takes into account exchange rates

d)

Real GDP takes into account unemployment

3.

What is the difference between real GDP per capita and real GDP?

a)

Real GDP per capita takes into account population

b)

Real GDP per capita takes into unemployment

c)

Real GDP per capita takes into exchange rates

d)

Real GDP per capita takes into account savings

4.

On a business cycle graph, what is the top point of the curve where there is maximum level of GDP?

a)

Boom/Peak

b)

Bust/Trough/Slump

c)

Recession

d)

Recovery

5.

On a business cycle graph, what is the lowest point of the curve where there is the lowest level of GDP?

a)

Peak

b)

Bust/Trough/Slump

c)

Recession

d)

Recovery

6.

On a business cycle graph, what is the phase called when there is a downward slope and GDP is falling?

a)

Peak

b)

Trough

c)

Slump

d)

Recession

e)

Shock

7.

On a business cycle graph, what is the phase called when there is an upward slope and GDP is increasing?

a)

Recession

b)

Shock

c)

Bust

d)

Recovery

8.

If GDP of the economy grows, what is MOST LIKELY to happen to sales and profitability of a business in the economy?

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Stay the same

9.

If GDP of the economy falls and decreases, what is MOST LIKELY to happen to production and recruitment at a business in the economy?

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Stay the same

10.

If GDP of the economy grows, what is MOST LIKELY to happen to investment by a business in the economy?

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Stay the same

11.

If GDP of the economy grows, what is MOST LIKELY to happen to congestion, pollution, and transport issues in the economy?

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Stay the same

12.

True or False. Economics is the study of choices under scarcity

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What is the study of the behaviour of individuals, households, and companies and is the study of how markets between buyers and sellers work?

a)

Microeconomics

b)

Macroeconomics

c)

Econometrics

d)

Finance

14.

What is the study of the economy as a whole?

a)

Microeconomics

b)

Macroeconomics

c)

Finance

d)

Econometrics

15.

Which phase of the business cycle is missing: Recovery, Boom, Recession

a)

Peak

b)

Shock

c)

Bust

d)

Upward Slope

16.

Fill in the blank. GDP is the total value of __________ goods and services produced in the economy in a year

a)

Finished

b)

Improved

c)

Depreciated

d)

Appreciated