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Unit #4 MACRO (Economics)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does #1 represent?

a)

Expansion

b)

Peak

c)

Contraction

d)

Trough

2.

What does #2 Represent?

a)

Expansion

b)

Peak

c)

Contraction

d)

Trough

3.

What does #3 Represent?

a)

Expansion

b)

Peak

c)

Contraction

d)

Trough

4.

What does #4 Represent?

a)

Expansion

b)

Peak

c)

Contraction

d)

Trough

5.

In December of 2019 (before COVID), where were we on the business cycle?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

6.

If you could buy stocks for investing in the stock market, when is the best time to buy?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

7.

Under which type of tax do people with higher incomes pay a higher percentage of tax?

a)

Progressive

b)

Proportional

c)

Regressive

d)

Marginal

8.

Under which type of tax do all individuals pay the same percent of their income?

a)

Progressive

b)

Proportional

c)

Regressive

d)

Marginal

9.

Under which type of tax do people with lower incomes pay a higher percent in taxes than those with higher incomes?

a)

Progressive

b)

Proportional

c)

Regressive

d)

Marginal

10.

Which type of tax is the USA Federal Income tax?

a)

Progressive

b)

Proportional

c)

Regressive

d)

Sales

11.

Which type of tax would be a Toll Road tax (everyone pays the same dollar amount)?

a)

Progressive

b)

Proportional

c)

Regressive

d)

Marginal

12.

What would happen if someone decided not to pay taxes?

a)

The IRS would contact them

b)

They would be fined and forced to pay

c)

If they refused they could go to jail

d)

All of the following can happen

13.

What effect will a deficit budget have on the national debt?

a)

Increase the Debt

b)

Decrease the Debt

c)

No Effect

14.

What is the current debt of the United States (Approx.)?

a)

$27 Thousand

b)

$31 Billion

c)

$5 Trillion

d)

$36 Trillion

15.

Inflation in excess of 500 percent per year is called?

a)

Cost-Push Inflation

b)

Demand- Pull Inflation

c)

Hyperinflation

d)

Stagflation

16.

Unemployment due to a recession.

a)

Cyclical

b)

Structural

c)

Seasonal

d)

Frictional

17.

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?

a)

Frictional

b)

Seasonal

c)

Structural

d)

Cyclical

18.

Jeff quit his job to look for a new one, but is currently unemployed. Which type?

a)

Seasonal

b)

Frictional

c)

Structural

d)

Cyclical

19.

Eddie worked all Summer in construction jobs. During the winter months no one is working in his industry. Eddie is unemployed. Which type?

a)

Structural

b)

Cyclical

c)

Seasonal

d)

Frictional

20.

Currency that has value itself is:

a)

Fiat Money

b)

Commodity Money

c)

Representative Money

21.

Money that can be converted into gold or silver.

a)

Representative Money

b)

Fiat Money

c)

Commodity Money

22.

Money that has value because the government says it does and people believe it.

a)

Representative Money

b)

Fiat Money

c)

Commodity Money

23.

When calculating GDP, what does the "I" mean?

a)

Business Investment

b)

Interest

c)

Consumer Spending

d)

Government Spending

24.

If you buy your neighbors 2018 Ford Truck, will this purchase be included in this year's GDP?

a)

Yes

b)

No

25.

If a country has more imports than exports in a year, what is true about their net-exports?

a)

The category is negative

b)

The category is positive

c)

GDP will be less than the previous year

d)

It has no effect