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Intro to Business Chapter 2

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

____ is the total value of all final goods and services produced in a country during one year.

a)

Unemployment rate

b)

Gross domestic product

c)

Productivity

d)

Economic rate

2.

Economic growth refers to a steady decrease in the production of goods and services in an economic system.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

____ is the most widely used measure to find out how well an economy is doing.

a)

Inflation

b)

Gross Domestic Product

c)

Consumer Spending

d)

Capital Spending

4.

GDP is the total value of all finished goods and services produced in a country during one year.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

GDP includes which of the following categories: (select all that apply)

a)

Exports of a country less the imports into the country

b)

Inflation

c)

Business spending

d)

Consumer spending

e)

Government spending

6.

_____ includes spending for food, clothing, housing, and other goods & services.

a)

Consumer spending

b)

Exports

c)

Business spending

d)

Government spending

7.

GDP includes the value of the work that you do for yourself.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

_____ includes spending for buildings, equipment, and inventory items.

a)

Consumer spending

b)

Inflation

c)

Business spending

d)

Productivity

9.

Intermediate goods are included when measuring GDP.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Steel produced in America and sold to an American automaker would NOT be included in GDP.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

If GDP increases from year to year, this usually signals that an economy is ____.

a)

in decline

b)

stable

c)

growing

d)

none of the above

12.

The more goods and services that are produced, the ____ an economy is considered to be.

a)

weaker

b)

healthier

c)

smaller

d)

none of the above

13.

Businesses evaluate the quality and source of the information they obtain to make sure the information is:

a)

random

b)

scientific

c)

technical.

d)

useful

14.

Why is it important for businesses to store information for future use?

a)

to make it accessible

b)

to interpret data

c)

to establish quality control

d)

to protect it from overuse

15.

Businesses assess their information needs to determine the type of information that will help them deal with:

a)

ethical issues.

b)

job applicants.

c)

personal relationships.

d)

specific problems.

16.

One way for businesses to obtain needed information efficiently is to:

a)

contact a competitor.

b)

schedule an interview.

c)

read a book.

d)

access a database.

17.

Which is the most efficient tool for gathering the external information that businesses need?

a)

library

b)

Internet

c)

software

d)

textbooks

18.

The reason businesses obtain information usually is to apply it in order to:

a)

determine a need.

b)

develop a database.

c)

accomplish a task.

d)

evaluate a source.

19.

Emma used her textbook to complete a study guide for her midterm exam in Spanish class. What type of source is the textbook?

a)

secondary

b)

historical

c)

primary

20.

What do most businesses use to store information for future use?

a)

CD-ROMs

b)

computer systems

21.

Which is a true statement about a management information system (MIS)?

a)

It may be one part of a business's overall information management program.

b)

It is the same thing as an information management program.

22.

One of the purposes of information management is to provide businesses with the strategic information they need to:

a)

make long-term decisions.

b)

create sales presentations.

23.

Information management can be a challenge because:

a)

there is often not enough information to manage.

b)

many people do not understand what it is.

24.
Economic growth refers to a steady increase in the production of goods and services in an economic system.
a)
True
b)
FALSE
25.
One component of gross domestic product is the value of a country’s exports plus the value of the imports into the country.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
The more goods and services produced, the healthier an economy is considered to be.
a)
Tr
b)
F
27.
Mark is a 14-year-old student. He would not be considered part of the labor force in the United States.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
In the United States, all people over the age of 21 who do not have a full-time, paying job are considered “unemployed.”
a)
True
b)
False
29.
An ability to produce more goods and services makes it possible to reduce the number of hours in a workweek.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
Sylvia receives a monthly social security check from the U.S. government. This would not be counted when measuring Sylvia’s personal income.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
Business cycles are the recurring ups and downs of gross national product.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
During periods of deflation, prices drop so demand increases greatly.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
The money for capital projects comes from two main sources: stock investments and bonds.
a)
True 
b)
False
34.
GDP measures a country’s economic output during
a)
one week.
b)
one month.
c)
one year.
d)
five years.
35.
GDP does NOT include
a)
consumer spending for food.
b)
government spending to pay employees.
c)
the value of the work you do for yourself.
d)
business spending for equipment.
36.

This is the central bank regulation of money supply and interest rates.

a)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

b)

labor force

c)

recession

d)

monetary policy

37.

Activities involved in buying and selling goods on a large scale.

a)

business cycle

b)

price fixing

c)

commerce

d)

inflation rate

38.

All the people in a nation who are capable of working and want to work.

a)

inflation rate

b)

business cycle

c)

price fixing

d)

labor force

39.

Occurs when two or more businesses in an industry agree to sell the same good or service at the same price.

a)

price fixing

b)

business cycle

c)

recession

d)

commerce

40.

Alternating periods of expansion and contraction in an economy.

a)

price fixing

b)

business cycle

c)

fiscal policy

d)

monetary policy

41.

Rate of change in prices calculated on a monthly or yearly basis.

a)

inflation rate

b)

labor force

c)

business cycle

d)

recession

42.

Tax and spending decisions made by the President and Congress.

a)

monetary policy

b)

fiscal policy

c)

commerce

d)

price fixing

43.

The market value of all final products produced in a country during a specific period of time.

a)

commerce

b)

price fixing

c)

recession

d)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

44.

A period of significant decline in the total output, income, employment, and trade in an economy.

a)

recession

b)

labor force

c)

business cycle

d)

monopoly

45.

Market structure with one business that has complete control of a market's entire supply of goods and services.

a)

recession

b)

price fixing

c)

fiscal policy

d)

monopoly