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Chapter 20 Test Bank
Multiple Choice Questions
1. During the last two centuries, the average rate of growth of GDP per capita in the leading
industrialized countries has averaged about _________ per year.
A. 2%
B. 12%
C. 22%
D. 32%
Answer: A
Reference:
Explanation:
Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Easy Category: Remember
2. _____________________ is a term which refers to the widespread use of power-driven
machinery and the economic and social changes that resulted in the first half of the 1800s.
A. GDP per capita
B. The Industrial Revolution
C. The living standard
D. Investment and inventions
Answer: B
Reference:
Explanation:
Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Category: Apply
3. To achieve a high standard of living, a nation should:
A. increase the tax deduction for child dependents.
B. promote economic growth.
C. use less capital and more labor in the production process.
D. increase welfare payments to the poor.
Answer: B
Reference:
Explanation:
Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Easy Category: Understand
4. In the long run, the most important source of increase in a nation's standard of living is a:
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A. zero rate of population growth
B. high rate of economic growth.
C. high rate of consumption.
D. high rate of labor force growth.
Answer: B
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Explanation:
Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Easy Category: Understand
5. In macroeconomics, the connection from inputs to outputs for the entire economy is called
_______________.
A. a production function
B. an aggregate production function
C. human capital
D. physical capital
Answer: B
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Explanation:
Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Easy Category: Understand
6. The value of what is produced per worker, or per hour worked, is called ____________.
A. economic growth
B. human capital
C. productivity
D. GDP per capita
Answer: C
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Explanation:
Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Easy Category: Understand
7. When society has a higher level of capital per person, it is called ______________.
A. physical capital
B. human capital
C. capital deepening
D. technological gains
Answer: C
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Explanation:
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Chapter 20 Test Bank
Multiple Choice Questions
1. During the last two centuries, the average rate of growth of GDP per capita in the leading
industrialized countries has averaged about _________ per year.
A. 2%
B. 12%
C. 22%
D. 32%
Answer: A
Reference:
Explanation:
Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Easy Category: Remember
2. _____________________ is a term which refers to the widespread use of power-driven
machinery and the economic and social changes that resulted in the first half of the 1800s.
A. GDP per capita
B. The Industrial Revolution
C. The living standard
D. Investment and inventions
Answer: B
Reference:
Explanation:
Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Category: Apply
3. To achieve a high standard of living, a nation should:
A. increase the tax deduction for child dependents.
B. promote economic growth.
C. use less capital and more labor in the production process.
D. increase welfare payments to the poor.
Answer: B
Reference:
Explanation:
Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Easy Category: Understand
4. In the long run, the most important source of increase in a nation's standard of living is a:
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A. zero rate of population growth
B. high rate of economic growth.
C. high rate of consumption.
D. high rate of labor force growth.
Answer: B
Reference:
Explanation:
Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Easy Category: Understand
5. In macroeconomics, the connection from inputs to outputs for the entire economy is called
_______________.
A. a production function
B. an aggregate production function
C. human capital
D. physical capital
Answer: B
Reference:
Explanation:
Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Easy Category: Understand
6. The value of what is produced per worker, or per hour worked, is called ____________.
A. economic growth
B. human capital
C. productivity
D. GDP per capita
Answer: C
Reference:
Explanation:
Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Easy Category: Understand
7. When society has a higher level of capital per person, it is called ______________.
A. physical capital
B. human capital
C. capital deepening
D. technological gains
Answer: C
Reference:
Explanation:
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