,Macroeconomics, Cdn. 8e (Abel et al.)
Chapter 1 Introduction to Macroeconomics
1.1 Multiple-Choice Questions
1) Which of the following is a topic of macroeconomics?
A) why nations have different rates of growth
B) what causes inflation and what can be done about it
C) why unemployment periodically reaches very high levels
D) all of the above
Answer: D
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2) The two major reasons for the tremendous growth in output in the Canadian economy over the
last 125 years are
A) population growth and budget deficit.
B) population growth and increased productivity.
C) low unemployment and budget surplus.
D) low budget deficit and low trade deficits.
Answer: B
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3) The main reason Canada has such a high standard of living is
A) low unemployment.
B) high average labour productivity.
C) low inflation.
D) low government budget deficits.
Answer: B
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4) Average labour productivity is
A) the amount of workers per machine.
B) the amount of machines per worker.
C) the ratio of employed to unemployed workers.
D) the 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
labour productivity fell, but total output increased. What was most likely to have caused this?
A) Government deficit was reduced.
B) The capital/output ratio probably rose.
C) There was an increase in labour input.
D) Unemployment probably increased.
Answer: C
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, 6) The business cycle describes the
A) progression of an industry's structure from monopoly to perfect competition.
B) progression of an industry's structure from perfect competition to monopoly.
C) expansion and contraction of an individual industry within the economy.
D) expansion and contraction of economic activity in the economy as a whole.
Answer: D
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7) The short-run, but sometimes sharp, contractions and expansions in economic activity are
called
A) recession.
B) stagnation.
C) inflation.
D) business cycles.
Answer: D
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8) When national output declines, the economy is said to be in
A) an expansion.
B) a deflation.
C) a recovery.
D) a recession.
Answer: D
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9) 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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10) The unemployment rate is the
A) number of unemployed divided by the number of employed.
B) number of employed divided by the number of unemployed.
C) number of unemployed divided by the labour force.
D) labour force divided by the number of unemployed.
Answer: C
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