Business cycles
Self-control test
1) Business cycles are
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fluctuations in actual GDP around potential GDP
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fluctuations in potential GDP around actual GDP
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fluctuations in aggregate demand
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fluctuations in aggregate supply
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2) Business cycles are caused by
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changes in unemployment
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changes in aggregate demand
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changes in inflation
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3) When GDP is below its potential level, wages have tendency to
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increase
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decrease | |
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remain constant
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4) When GDP is
above its potential level
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it is relatively easy to find a job
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it is
relatively difficult to find a job | |
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people are not willing to work
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5) Decrease in wage rates
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increases aggregate supply
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decreases aggregate supply
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does not
affect aggregate supply |
6) When aggregate demand increases, in the long run
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unemployment increases
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unemployment decreases
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unemployment remains constant
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7) When aggregate supply decreases, in the short run
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unemployment increases
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unemployment decreases
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unemployment remains constant
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8) Why producers increase their production in the short run under
increasing price level?
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Due to fixed factor prices in the short run this increases their profits
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Due to decreasing factor prices in the short run this increases their
profits
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Due to higher unemployment in the short run this increases their profits
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