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WorksheetsEconomic Final Practice Part 2
Total questions: 85
Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins
What is the definition of GDP?
The total dollar value of all goods and services produced in a country in a year
The total number of goods produced in a country in a year
The total value of exports in a country in a year
The total value of imports in a country in a year
Which is the largest component of GDP?
Investment
Government spending
Consumption (consumer spending)
Net export
What do you need to be counted for GDP?
Used goods
Finished product (not parts)
Underground economy
Imported goods
Which is the government granting tax breaks to corporations with the hopes of preserving jobs?
Outsourcing
Monopoly
Corporate Welfare
Labor Unions
Which is the practice of moving jobs to other countries to reduce manufacturing costs?
Outsourcing
Monopoly
Corporate Welfare
Labor Unions
Which is a market with only one supplier and no close substitutes?
Wagner Act
Oligopoly
Monopoly
Dawes Act
Which is an organization of workers who seek better working conditions and wages?
Absolute Advantage
Labor Union
Dawes Act
Oligopoly
How many dollars would be recorded in 1998 GDP?
$18,400
$100
$527
$240
How many dollars would be recorded in 2000 GDP?
$18,400
$100
$527
$240
How many dollars would be recorded in 2002 GDP?
$18,400
$100
$527
$240
What was the inflation rate in the economy from 1990-2000?
42.5%
33.7%
57.5%
100%
From 2000-2010 what was the increase in Nominal GDP?
33,765
24,650
58,415
30,850
From 2000-2010 what was the increase in Real GDP?
6,200
24,650
58,415
30,850
Between which years were there more goods produced?
2000-2010
1990-2000
2010-2020
2005-2015
Why is there such a difference between Real and Nominal GDP from 2000-2010?
Price component of 89.4%
Increase in population
Decrease in unemployment
Technological advancements
Between what years was inflation the highest?
2011-2012
2010-2011
2009-2010
2012-2013
Between what years was inflation the lowest?
2010-2011
2011-2012
2009-2010
2012-2013
Which year had the highest prices?
2012
2010
2011
2009
Which year had the lowest prices?
2010
2012
2011
2009
How does inflation affect your purchasing power?
As prices rise your purchasing power decreases.
As prices rise your purchasing power increases.
As prices fall your purchasing power decreases.
Inflation has no effect on purchasing power.
Which is the law that gave workers the right to organize and collectively bargain?
Wagner Act
Dawes Act
Absolute Advantage
Comparative Advantage
Which type of tax takes a greater percentage of income from low income earners? (ex. sales tax)
Regressive
Progressive
Proportional
Sync
Which type of tax takes the same percentage from all income earners?
Regressive
Progressive
Proportional
Sync
If you are 16 and filled out a job application, how would you be classified?
Unemployed
Employed
Not Counted
Discouraged worker
If you are unable to find a job, so you quit looking until after the summer months, how would you be classified?
Seasonal worker
Unemployed
Employed
Discouraged worker
As winter begins, most lifeguarding jobs are reduced. What type of unemployment is this?
Seasonal
Structural
Cyclical
Frictional
Your work is shifting production overseas to a foreign country. What type of unemployment is this?
Structural
Seasonal
Cyclical
Frictional
After Christmas, inventory is reduced. What type of unemployment is this?
Seasonal
Structural
Cyclical
Frictional
Your position is being replaced by robots. What type of unemployment is this?
Structural
Seasonal
Cyclical
Frictional
If you quit your job and move to Las Vegas to find better employment, what type of unemployment is this?
Frictional
Seasonal
Cyclical
Structural
You lose your job as the economy is suffering from a recession. What type of unemployment is this?
Cyclical
Seasonal
Structural
Frictional
You just graduated High School and are filling out job applications. What type of unemployment is this?
Seasonal
Structural
Cyclical
Frictional
How many people in Tonawanda would be considered unemployed?
250
450
13,500
100
How many people make up Tonawanda's workforce?
22,700
13,950
13,500
250
How many people are considered 'discouraged workers'?
450
100
250
13,500
What phase of the business cycle is characterized by the highest prices and lowest unemployment?
Expansion
Peak
Contraction
Trough
What is the relationship between inflation and unemployment?
Direct relation, both go up together
Inverse relation, one is up other is down
No relation
Both remain constant
Which group is in control of and regulates our currency and banking system?
Taxes and government spending
Medium of exchange, store of value, measure of value
Federal Reserve
Discount rate, Reserve requirement, Open Market Operations
Which tax takes a greater percentage of money from high income earners (ex. income tax)?
Progressive Tax
Sin Tax
Proportional Tax
Regressive Tax
Which federal entitlement program provides monthly payments to people who are retired?
Medicaid
Medicare
Welfare
Social Security
If the economy were in a recession, what would the government do with taxes?
Raise
Lower
Keep the same
Eliminate
If the Economy were in a recession, what would the government do with government spending?
Lower
Raise
Keep the same
Eliminate
If the economy were in a recession, what would the Federal Reserve do with the reserve requirement?
Raise
Lower
Keep the same
Eliminate
If the economy were in a recession, what would the Federal Reserve do with the discount rate?
Raise
Lower
Keep the same
Eliminate
If the economy were in a recession, what would the Federal Reserve do with open market operations?
Sell Bonds
Buy Bonds
Keep the same
Eliminate
If the economy was experiencing inflation, what would the government do with taxes?
Raise
Lower
Keep the same
Eliminate
If the economy was experiencing inflation, what would the government do with government spending?
Raise
Lower
Keep the same
Eliminate
If the economy was experiencing inflation, what would the Federal Reserve do with the reserve requirement?
Raise
Lower
Keep the same
Eliminate
If the economy was experiencing inflation, what would the Federal Reserve do with the discount rate?
Raise
Lower
Keep the same
Eliminate
If the economy was experiencing inflation, what would the Federal Reserve do with open market operations?
Sell Bonds
Buy Bonds
Keep the same
Eliminate
An example of the ability-to-pay principle of taxation is:
Merit Good
Income Tax
Budget Deficit
Thruway tolls
An item provided by the government that they believe would be good for culture and the arts is a:
Merit Good
Income Tax
Budget Deficit
Thruway tolls
A good provided by the government that can equally be utilized by all people in a country is a:
Merit Good
Income Tax
Budget Deficit
Public Good
An example of the benefits-received principle of taxation is:
Merit Good
Income Tax
Budget Deficit
Thruway tolls
The most dependable tool of fiscal policy is:
Automatic Stabilizers
Merit Goods
Budget Deficit
Thruway tolls
The total borrowing of the federal government over the years is called:
Merit Good
Income Tax
Budget Deficit
National Debt
When the amount of spending exceeds the amount of taxes collected for a single year, it is called:
Merit Good
Income Tax
Budget Deficit
National Debt
The largest portion of government spending is on:
Merit Good
Income Tax
Budget Deficit
Entitlement programs (ss & medicare)
This type of tax claims those who are most able to, have the money, should pay the taxes:
Merit Good
Income Tax
Budget Deficit
Ability-to-pay principle
This type of tax claims those who use a good or service should pay the taxes:
Merit Good
Income Tax
Budget Deficit
Benefits-received principle
If a news headline says, "3 months of consecutive job losses is impacting consumer confidence."
Where on the business cycle is the current economy?
Peak
Contraction/Recession
Trough
Expansion/Growth/Recovery
Which of the following is an expansion, or recovery?
A
B
C
D
Which of the following is a recession, or contraction?
A
B
C
D
Interest rates are increasing, inflation is increasing, unemployment is falling and consumer confidence is strong. What point of the economic cycle is this economy experiencing?
Economic recession
economic expansion
economic contraction
economic stagnation
Total of all the nation's borrowing to finance deficits
Federal Income Tax
Revenue
National Debt
Budget
If operators are fired and replaced with computer technology, the operators would be considered
frictionally unemployed
structurally unemployed
cyclically unemployed
dissatisfiededly unemployed dissatisfiededly unemployed
a period of significant decline in the economy usually lasting longer than 6 months
when people change jobs or enter the workforce
Seasonal Unemployment
Cyclical Unemployment
Frictional Unemployment
Structural Unemployment
Sally has stopped looking for a job after 6 months of being laid off. She is considered..
Seasonally Unemployed
Frictionally Unemployed
A Discouraged Worker
Under Employed
