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AP Macroeconomics Unit 2
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1) The largest dollar amount of national income is
A
government expenditures on goods and services
B
rental payments
C
profit
D
wages and salaries to employees
2) Which of the following people would be considered unemployed?
A
A person who stayed at home to raise his kids and now starts looking for a job
B
A person who quits work to care for aging parents
C
A person who is qualified to teach but is driving a bus until a teaching job is available
D
A person who works two part-time jobs but is looking for a full-time job
3) Which of the following would be an example of an intermediate good or service?
A
Gasoline purchased by an insurance agent to visit clients at their homes
B
Tuition paid by a student at a state university
C
A calculator purchased by a college student for taking exams
D
A car purchased by a student’s parents and given to the student
4) Which of the following would be included in the calculation of gross domestic product?
A
Government purchase of a new submarine
B
Social Security payment to a retired military officer
C
Contributions to a charity organization
D
The purchase of a home built 10 years ago
5) Which of the following indicates that the macroeconomy is achieving its economic goals?
A
Unemployment
B
Economic Growth
C
Declining GDP
D
Inflation
6) Which of the following purchases is included in the calculation of gross domestic product?
A
a car produced in a foreign country
B
Government bonds issued by a foreign firm
C
1,000 shares of stock in a computer firm
D
New harvesting equipment on the farm
7) The consumer price index (CPI) is criticized because
A
it reflects the quality of goods produced
B
it recognizes consumers’ ability to substitute goods and services as prices change
C
it reflects the prices of both intermediate goods and final goods
D
it does not recognize consumers’ ability to substitute goods and services as prices change
8) Which of the following could be counted as investment when calculating gross domestic product?
A
The profit earned when selling shares of stock
B
The construction of roads by the government
C
The construction of a new house
D
The purchase of a used computer by an auto manufacturer
9) When the actual inflation rates is greater than the anticipated inflation rate,which of the following is most likely to suffer?
A
Retired persons with cost-of-living adjustments in their benefits
B
Those who lend with flexible interest rates
C
Those who lend at a fixed interest rate
D
Employers who hire workers with long-term labor contracts
10) Which of the following will be counted as unemployed by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics?
A
Persons who were laid off from their previous jobs and have not applied for a job in two years
B
Persons who quit their previous jobs to stay at home to care for sick parents
C
Persons who quit their previous jobs to start their own businesses
D
Persons who were fired from their previous jobs and are actively applying for work
11) Country A’s growth rate in per capita real gross domestic product (GDP) has been consistently higher than that of Country B. Which of the following factors can account for these differences in the per capita GDP growth rates?
A
The labor force of Country A is becoming more skilled than the labor force of Country B.
B
The natural rate of unemployment is higher in Country A.
C
Country A’s central bank is less effective at controlling the inflation rate.
D
Country B’s government gives more investment tax credits.
12) Which of the following is true if real GDP in Year 1 is $5,000 and in Year 2 is $5,200?
A
The economy is experiencing 4 percent inflation
B
Output has increased by 4 percent
C
The economy is experience a recession
D
Output has declined by 4 percent
13) Frictional unemployment occurs when which of the following happens?
A
A worker voluntarily quits a job to search for a better one.
B
A worker is replaced by robots on factory assembly lines.
C
A worker switches from working full-time to part-time.
D
A worker undergoes on-the-job training.
14) The natural rate of unemployment can be defined as the
A
unemployment rate of the least-skilled workers
B
economy’s long-run equilibrium rate of unemployment
C
unemployment rate consistent with accelerating inflation
D
labor force participation rate minus the unemployment rate
15) Nominal GDP is:
A
the inflation adjusted GDP.
B
the constant dollar GDP.
C
the current dollar GDP.
D
the real GDP minus depreciation.
16) Amy just graduated from college. She recently quit her part time job to focus on finding a full time job which uses her skills she has acquired in college better. Amy is considered:
A
frictionally unemployed.
B
out of the labor force.
C
cyclically unemployed.
D
employed since she is focusing on finding a full time job.
17) Which of the following represents the best scenario for a bank lending its money to a customer?
A
fixed interest rate of 19% with 15% inflation
B
fixed interest rate of 8% with 1% inflation
C
fixed interest rate of 11% with 5% inflation
D
fixed interest rate of 12% with 7% inflation
18) Cyclical unemployment is characterized as:
A
a situation when there are not good matches between available jobs and the skills people have.
B
unemployment that occurs when people are between jobs.
C
the deviation in the actual rate of unemployment away from the natural rate.
D
the normal unemployment around which the actual unemployment rate fluctuates.
19) Which of the following is true concerning interest rates?
A
The real interest rate can only be positive.
B
The real interest rate can be zero, positive, or negative.
C
The nominal interest rate can be negative.
D
The real interest rate cannot be negative.
20) An example of frictional unemployment is a(n):
A
worker at a fast-food restaurant who quits work and attends college full time.
B
autoworker who is temporarily laid off from an automobile company due to a decline in sales.
C
real estate agent who leaves a job in Texas and searches for a similar, higher paying job in California.
D
geologist who is permanently laid off from an oil company due to a new technological advance.
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