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WorksheetsUnit #4 MACRO (Economics)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What does #1 represent?
Expansion
Peak
Contraction
Trough
What does #2 Represent?
Expansion
Peak
Contraction
Trough
What does #3 Represent?
Expansion
Peak
Contraction
Trough
What does #4 Represent?
Expansion
Peak
Contraction
Trough
In December of 2019 (before COVID), where were we on the business cycle?
1
2
3
4
If you could buy stocks for investing in the stock market, when is the best time to buy?
1
2
3
4
Under which type of tax do people with higher incomes pay a higher percentage of tax?
Progressive
Proportional
Regressive
Marginal
Under which type of tax do all individuals pay the same percent of their income?
Progressive
Proportional
Regressive
Marginal
Under which type of tax do people with lower incomes pay a higher percent in taxes than those with higher incomes?
Progressive
Proportional
Regressive
Marginal
Which type of tax is the USA Federal Income tax?
Progressive
Proportional
Regressive
Sales
Which type of tax would be a Toll Road tax (everyone pays the same dollar amount)?
Progressive
Proportional
Regressive
Marginal
What would happen if someone decided not to pay taxes?
The IRS would contact them
They would be fined and forced to pay
If they refused they could go to jail
All of the following can happen
What effect will a deficit budget have on the national debt?
Increase the Debt
Decrease the Debt
No Effect
What is the current debt of the United States (Approx.)?
$27 Thousand
$31 Billion
$5 Trillion
$36 Trillion
Inflation in excess of 500 percent per year is called?
Cost-Push Inflation
Demand- Pull Inflation
Hyperinflation
Stagflation
Unemployment due to a recession.
Cyclical
Structural
Seasonal
Frictional
Billy lost his job when the factory replaced it with new technology. The Factory posted a new position as Software engineer. Billy lacks these skills. What type of Unemployment?
Frictional
Seasonal
Structural
Cyclical
Jeff quit his job to look for a new one, but is currently unemployed. Which type?
Seasonal
Frictional
Structural
Cyclical
Eddie worked all Summer in construction jobs. During the winter months no one is working in his industry. Eddie is unemployed. Which type?
Structural
Cyclical
Seasonal
Frictional
Currency that has value itself is:
Fiat Money
Commodity Money
Representative Money
Money that can be converted into gold or silver.
Representative Money
Fiat Money
Commodity Money
Money that has value because the government says it does and people believe it.
Representative Money
Fiat Money
Commodity Money
When calculating GDP, what does the "I" mean?
Business Investment
Interest
Consumer Spending
Government Spending
If you buy your neighbors 2018 Ford Truck, will this purchase be included in this year's GDP?
Yes
No
If a country has more imports than exports in a year, what is true about their net-exports?
The category is negative
The category is positive
GDP will be less than the previous year
It has no effect
