Macroeconomics 9th Edition by Abel - Test Bank

,Macroeconomics, 9e (Abel/Bernanke/Croushore)
Chapter 1 Introduction to Macroeconomics

1.1 What Macroeconomics Is About

1) The two major reasons for the tremendous growth in output in the U.S. economy over the last
125 years are
A) population growth and low inflation.
B) population growth and increased productivity.
C) low unemployment and low inflation.
D) low inflation and low trade deficits.
Answer: B
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2) The main reason that the United States has such a high standard of living is
A) low unemployment.
B) high average labor productivity.
C) low inflation.
D) high government budget deficits.
Answer: B
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3) Which of the following factors are most important for determining the economic growth of a
country?
A) The country's level of resources
B) The independence of the country's central bank
C) The country's rates of saving and investment
D) The level of sophistication of a country's financial markets
Answer: C
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4) Average labor productivity is the
A) amount of workers per machine.
B) amount of machines per worker.
C) ratio of employed to unemployed workers.
D) amount of output per worker.
Answer: D
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,5) 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?
A) There is nothing unusual in this outcome because this is what normally occurs.
B) The capital—output ratio probably rose.
C) There was an increase in labor input.
D) Unemployment probably increased.
Answer: C
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6) In which of the following periods did average labor productivity in the United States grow the
fastest?
A) 1929 to 1935
B) 1949 to 1973
C) 1973 to 1995
D) 1995 to 2008
Answer: B
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7) The most direct effect of an increase in the growth rate of average labor productivity would be
an increase in
A) the inflation rate.
B) the unemployment rate.
C) the long-run economic growth rate.
D) imported goods.
Answer: C
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8) Short-run contractions and expansions in economic activity are called
A) recessions.
B) expansions.
C) deficits.
D) the business cycle.
Answer: D
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, 9) When national output rises, the economy is said to be in
A) an expansion.
B) a deflation.
C) an inflation.
D) a recession.
Answer: A
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10) When national output declines, the economy is said to be in
A) an expansion.
B) a deflation.
C) an inflation.
D) a recession.
Answer: D
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11) Which of the following best describes a typical business cycle?
A) Economic expansions are followed by economic contractions.
B) Inflation is followed by unemployment.
C) Trade surpluses are followed by trade deficits.
D) Stagflation is followed by inflationary economic growth.
Answer: A
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12) During recessions, the unemployment rate ________ and output ________.
A) rises; falls
B) rises; rises
C) falls; rises
D) falls; falls
Answer: A
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