Refer to the above figure. Which arrows represent items that are measured in dollar terms? A) Arrows A and B B) Arrows C and D C) Arrows A and D D) Arrows B and C ANSWER C
By the legal definition of unemployment, a person who has quit his job to take care of his children full time is A) unemployed. B) not in the labor force. C) employed. D) in the labor force. ANSWER B
Refer to the above figure. Which arrows represent items that are not measured in dollar terms? A) Arrows A and B B) Arrows C and D C) Arrows A and D D) Arrows B and C ANSWER D
All of the following are incomes earned in the factor market EXCEPT A) wages. B) prices of goods and services. C) rents. D) profits. ANSWER B
The annual cost of producing the entire output of goods and services in the economy A) includes durable goods but excludes nondurable goods. B) is total income. C) can be calculated entirely on the basis of financial transactions. D) includes financial transactions. ANSWER B
Unemployment is a ________ concept, measuring the ________. A) stock; number of people who are not working B) stock; number of people at a point in time who are not working but who are looking for work C) flow; number of people who are first entering the labor force D) flow; number of people who […]
Households receive their income in the circular flow diagram by A) obtaining dividends and interest payments. B) selling the use of their property. C) selling resources they own to business firms. D) selling the goods they produce at home. ANSWER C
The term “economic growth” refers to increases in A) resources use. B) productive capacity. C) nominal income. D) satisfaction. ANSWER B
Economic growth is usually defined as A) the increase in output over time, as measured by real per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP). B) the reduction in the real cost of necessities. C) the rate of increase in output divided by the increase in labor. D) the increase in input availability. ANSWER A
Unemployment is a A) flow concept. B) both a flow and a stock concept. C) stock concept. D) neither a stock nor a flow concept. ANSWER C