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Measuring the Economy

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is nominal gross domestic product (NGDP)

a)

total money value of all final goods/services produced within a country in a year

b)

total value of money produced within a country in a year

c)

total value of things produced within a country in a year

2.

what is RGDP

a)

normal GDP adjusted for stagflation

b)

normal GDP adjusted for recession

c)

normal GDP adjusted for inflation

3.

what is RGDP/captia

a)

measures the growth of the economy

b)

measures the standard of living

c)

measures the population

4.

what doesn't count in GDP

a)

substitute goods, new goods, financial transactions, intermediate goods, illegal goods

b)

imports goods, resold goods, financial transactions, intermediate goods, illegal goods

c)

imports goods, new goods, financial transactions, legal goods

5.

what is depression

a)

long term recession

b)

long term inflation

c)

long term stagflation

6.

what is recession

a)

increase in RGDP also with more production in 6 months

b)

increase in RGDP with less production in 6 months

c)

decrease in RGDP also with less production in 6 months

7.

what is inflation

a)

general decrease in average price level of the economy

b)

general increase in average price level of the economy

c)

general increase in average production level of the economy

8.

who does inflation effect

a)

people with fixed incomes

b)

people with incomes that vary

c)

people unemployed

9.

what is unemployment rate

a)

percentage of civilian labor force retired from a job

b)

percentage of civilian labor force seeking a job

c)

percentage of civilian labor force with a job

10.

what type(s) of unemployment is considered natural

a)

cyclical and frictional

b)

structural and cyclical

c)

structural and frictional

11.

who conducts Fiscal Policy

a)

senate

b)

president

c)

president & congress

12.

what does expansionary fiscal policy fight

a)

inflation

b)

recession & unemployment

c)

inflation & recession

13.

what's happens using the expansionary fiscal policy

a)

decrease of taxes & increase of gov't spending

b)

decrease of taxes increase of gov't spending

c)

increase of taxes & decrease of gov't spending

14.

what does contractionary fiscal policy fight

a)

unemployment

b)

recession

c)

inflation

15.

what's happens using the contractionary fiscal policy

a)

decrease of taxes & increase of gov't spending

b)

increase of taxes & decrease of gov't spending

c)

increase of taxes & decrease of gov't spending

16.

what is the federal reserve system

a)

national bank of the US

b)

central bank of the US

c)

private back of the US

17.

the federal reserve is made up of how many districts

a)

8

b)

7

c)

12

18.

federal reserve responsibilities

a)

regulate banks, regulate commercial, diverse bank merges, conduct monetary policy

b)

stop banks, stop commercial, diverse bank merges, conduct monetary policy

c)

regulate banks, regulate commercial, encourage bank merges, avoid monetary policy

19.

what is reserve requirement

a)

percent of deposits banks can keep and must lend

b)

percent of deposits banks must keep and not lend

c)

percent of deposits banks must keep and can lend

20.

what is discount rate

a)

rate of interest that the fed charges banks to borrow money

b)

rate of interest that the fed charges banks to led money

c)

rate of interest that the fed charges banks to give money

21.

what is federal funds rate (FFR)

a)

rate of interest banks charge each other to give money

b)

rate of interest banks charge each other to borrow money

c)

rate of interest banks charge each other to steal money

22.

what is happening during the expansion phase in the business cycle

a)

production is decreasing, consumer spending is decreasing, wages is decreasing, unemployment rate is increasing

b)

production is at its max, consumer spending is decreasing, wages is increasing, unemployment rate is decreasing

c)

production is increasing, consumer spending is increasing, wages is increasing, unemployment rate is decreasing

23.

what is happening during the peak phase of the business cycles

a)

RGDP is at its lowest, inflation at its highest, unemployment is at its lowest, production is at its lowest, wages at its highest

b)

RGDP is at its max, inflation at its highest, unemployment is at its lowest, production is at its max, wages at its highest

c)

RGDP is at its lowest, inflation at its highest, unemployment is at its highest, production is at its max, wages at its highest

24.

what is happening during the contraction phase of the business cycle

a)

RGDP is decreasing, production is decreasing, wages is decreasing, consumer spending is decreasing, unemployment is increasing, recession

b)

RGDP is increasing, production is decreasing, wages is increasing, consumer spending is decreasing, unemployment is increasing, recession

c)

RGDP is increasing, production is decreasing, wages is decreasing, consumer spending is increasinf, unemployment is increasing, inflation

25.

what is happening during the trough phase of the business cycle

a)

RGDP is at its max, consumer spending, wages, and prices are at its highest, unemployment is at its lowest

b)

RGDP is at its min, consumer spending, wages, and prices are at its lowest, unemployment is at its highest

c)

RGDP is at its max, consumer spending, wages, and prices are at its lowest, unemployment is at its lowest