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1 Copyright © 2020 Pearson Education, Inc.Macroeconomics, 10e (Abel/Bernanke/Croushore) Chapter 1 Introduction to Macroeconomics 1.1 What Macroeconomics Is About 1) Which of the following is not a topic of macroeconomics?

• Why nations have different rates of growth.
• What causes inflation and what can be done about it.
• What factors contribute to the presence of monopolies in the economy.
• Why unemployment periodically reaches very high levels.

Answer: C

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2) The two major reasons for the tremendous growth in output in the U.S. economy over the last 125 years are

• population growth and low inflation.
• population growth and increased productivity.
• low unemployment and low inflation.
• low inflation and low trade deficits.

Answer: B

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3) The main reason that the United States has such a high standard of living is

• low unemployment.
• high average labor productivity.
• low inflation.
• high government budget deficits.

Answer: B

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4) Which of the following factors are most important for determining the economic growth of a country?

• The country's level of resources
• The independence of the country's central bank
• The country's rates of saving and investment
• The level of sophistication of a country's financial markets

Answer: C

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2 Copyright © 2020 Pearson Education, Inc.5) Average labor productivity is the

• amount of workers per machine.
• amount of machines per worker.
• ratio of employed to unemployed workers.
• amount of output per worker.

Answer: D

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6) In analyzing macroeconomic data during the past year, you have discovered that average labor productivity fell, but total output increased. What was most likely to have caused this?

• There is nothing unusual in this outcome because this is what normally occurs.
• The capital—output ratio probably rose.
• There was an increase in labor input.
• Unemployment probably increased.

Answer: C

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7) In which of the following periods did average labor productivity in the United States grow the fastest?

• 1929 to 1935
• 1949 to 1973
• 1973 to 1995
• 1995 to 2008

Answer: B

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8) The most direct effect of an increase in the growth rate of average labor productivity would be an increase in

• the inflation rate.
• the unemployment rate.
• the long-run economic growth rate.
• imported goods.

Answer: C

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3 Copyright © 2020 Pearson Education, Inc.9) Short-run contractions and expansions in economic activity are called

• recessions.
• expansions.
• deficits.
• the business cycle.

Answer: D

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10) When national output rises, the economy is said to be in

• an expansion.
• a deflation.
• an inflation.
• a recession.

Answer: A

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11) When national output declines, the economy is said to be in

• an expansion.
• a deflation.
• an inflation.
• a recession.

Answer: D

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12) Which of the following best describes a typical business cycle?

• Economic expansions are followed by economic contractions.
• Inflation is followed by unemployment.
• Trade surpluses are followed by trade deficits.
• Stagflation is followed by inflationary economic growth.

Answer: A

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4 Copyright © 2020 Pearson Education, Inc.13) Recessions

• are always followed by long periods of high rates of real economic growth.
• almost never last more than two consecutive quarters.
• cause the unemployment rate to increase.
• do not occur in developed countries, including the United States.

Answer: C

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14) During recessions, the unemployment rate ________ and output ________.

• rises; falls
• rises; rises
• falls; rises
• falls; falls

Answer: A

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15) The number of unemployed divided by the labor force equals

• the inflation rate.
• the labor force participation rate.
• the unemployment rate.
• the misery index.

Answer: C

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16) The unemployment rate is the

• number of unemployed divided by the number of employed.
• number of employed divided by the number of unemployed.
• number of unemployed divided by the labor force.
• labor force divided by the number of unemployed.

Answer: C

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