This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Economics > Macroeconomics > Cycles > Business Cycles – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Business Cycles Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Thousands of workers at a toy factory lose their jobs when the company they work for relocates their factories and operations to Taiwan. These workers are experiencing A) Cyclical unemployment. B) Frictional unemployment. C) Structural unemployment. D) Seasonal unemployment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Structural unemployment. 2. My father was a fisherman, I am a fisherman and my son will be a fisherman. A) Market. B) Mixed. C) Command. D) Traditional. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Traditional. 3. "The DOW Jones industrial average on the stock market reaches an all-time high!" This headline corresponds to which part of the business cycle the best? A) Trough. B) Expansionary. C) Contractionary. D) Peak. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peak. 4. If an economy is at full employment, it has an unemployment rate that is called the A) Natural rate of unemployment. B) Frictionally-adjusted unemployment rate. C) Cyclically-adjusted unemployment rate. D) Potential rate of unemployment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural rate of unemployment. 5. In which part of the GDP calculation does this fit? You spend $ 15 at AMC to see the latest Avengers movie. A) Consumer spending. B) Investment spending. C) Government spending. D) Net exports. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consumer spending. 6. This is unemployment because people are between jobs or who are looking for their first job: A) Frictional. B) Seasonal. C) Structural. D) Cyclical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frictional. 7. GDP is the process of declining during a(an) A) Trough. B) Contraction. C) Peak. D) Expansion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contraction. 8. GDP is the value of A) Only goods. B) Only services. C) All final goods and services sold. D) Immediate goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All final goods and services sold. 9. The lowest point of output in a recession, before a recovery begins A) Recovery. B) Trade deficit. C) Depression. D) Trough. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trough. 10. In the real business cycle model, business cycles are A) Efficient and do not represent lost output. B) Driven by technology shocks. C) Occur when markets clear. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 11. Which phase would firms be rehiring workers they laid off A) Peak. B) Depression. C) Recovery. D) Recession. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recovery. 12. During the economic recession of 2008, what happened to the unemployment rate? A) It went up. B) It went down. C) It was not affected. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It went up. 13. Dean graduated from college in May, but in July had still not found employment. Dean is experiencing ..... A) Structural unemployment. B) Cyclical unemployment. C) Seasonal unemployment. D) Frictional unemployment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Frictional unemployment. 14. By looking at past GDP numbers, we can identify a A) Economic contraction. B) Economic expansion. C) Recession. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 15. Which of the following does NOT contribute to the standard of living? A) Education. B) Circular flow. C) Income. D) Housing quality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circular flow. 16. Business cycles are more stable if A) The government consistently passes stimulus money. B) The government raises taxes. C) Both banks and government set policies to meet the three economic goals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both banks and government set policies to meet the three economic goals. 17. The US economy adds a net 100, 000 jobs in October and the unemployment rate increases. How is this possible? A) More workers than 100, 000 become discouraged. B) More than 100, 000 workers go from being discouraged to actively looking. C) More than 100, 000 workers leave the Labor Force. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) More than 100, 000 workers go from being discouraged to actively looking. 18. GDP per capita is found by dividing a country's GDP by it's A) Population. B) Average birth rates. C) Number of households. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population. 19. Where would you most likely have the most use of government welfare A) Recession. B) Depression. C) Recovery. D) Peak. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Depression. 20. The aggregate production function for real business cycle models is shown as A) Yt = F(Kt, Nt). B) Yt = ztF(Kt, Nt). C) Yt = zt/(Kt, Nt). D) Yt = ztF(Kt-Nt). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yt = ztF(Kt, Nt). 21. Many older Americans have trouble finding jobs because of their poor computer skills. What type of unemployment would this be considered? A) Frictional Unemployment. B) Structural Unemployment. C) Seasonal Unemployment. D) Cyclical Unemployment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Structural Unemployment. 22. Suppose all financial intermediaries in the financial sector have a liquidity ratio of 25%. If a new deposit of $ 10 000 is made, total deposits can increase by a maximum of:D.$ 50 000 A) $ 25 000. B) $ 10 000. C) $ 40 000. D) $ 50 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) $ 40 000. 23. Inflation works to the advantage of ..... A) Insurance policy holders. B) Creditors. C) Pensioners. D) Debtors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Debtors. 24. What is the definition for unemployment? A) The market value of all final goods and services produced in a nation during a period of time, usually a year. B) The increase of general prices over time. C) When people do not have jobs and are actively looking for one. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When people do not have jobs and are actively looking for one. 25. Expectant parents buy supplies for the nursery. Would this be included in GDP? A) Yes-Consumer Spending. B) Yes-Investment. C) No-Non-market activity. D) No-Intermediate goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes-Consumer Spending. 26. At the peak phase, businesses will: A) Be worried that they aren't making money. B) Have to sack workers. C) Be so busy that they can't keep up and need more staff. D) Have equipment that is not being used. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Be so busy that they can't keep up and need more staff. 27. Nominal GDP is not a good measure of economic output. Why? A) Nominal GDP does not adjust for price changes over time. B) Nominal GDP does not capture true economic activity. C) Nominal GDP is not able to be used to make international comparisons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nominal GDP does not adjust for price changes over time. 28. Farm helpers are unemployed when the cropping season is over. A) Cyclical. B) Seasonal. C) Structural. D) Frictional. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seasonal. 29. What follows the "peak" of a business cycle? A) Recession. B) A "bust". C) The trough. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A "bust". 30. Taxing & spending to help the economy grow is referred to as A) Budget deficit. B) Contractionary policy. C) Monetary policy. D) Expansionary policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expansionary policy. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesMacroeconomics QuizzesEconomics QuizzesBusiness Cycles Quiz 1Business Cycles Quiz 2Business Cycles Quiz 4Business Cycles Quiz 5Business Cycles Quiz 6Business Cycles Quiz 7Business Cycles Quiz 8Business Cycles Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books