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Which event most likely explains renewed demand in a recovery period?

C
Consumers choose to save more and spend less.
E
Economic policy renews consumer confidence and demand.
P
Producers decrease prices to prompt demand and recovery.
P
Production decreases to prompt increased demand.
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C
Consumers spend less, causing worker layoffs.
D
Demand falls, causing production to stay at its peak.
A
A recession begins, causing consumers to spend more.
G
Goods are overproduced, causing a surplus in jobs.
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C
Car dealerships have minimal overstock.
C
Car dealerships are not restocking.
C
Car dealerships cannot sell their stock.
C
Car dealerships cannot obtain stock.
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Read a passage from a speech given by President Barack Obama.Because of this plan, families who are struggling to pay tuition costs will receive a $2,500 tax credit . . . And Americans who have lost their jobs in this recession will be able to receive extended unemployment benefits.–President Barack Obama, February 4, 2009

A
It describes government measures to stimulate demand and bring about a recovery.
B
It describes government measures to increase production and bring about a depression.
C
It describes a shift in government policies during a trough on the business cycle.
D
It describes a shift in government policies during a peak on the business cycle.
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The graphs show the US unemployment rate and the price of whole milk between 2006 and 2012.

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T
There is no link between prices and unemployment.
R
Rising unemployment rates drive prices higher.
F
Falling prices drive unemployment rates lower.
A
As unemployment rates rise, average prices fall.
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Which statement best describes why it is difficult to sell a home during a recession?

M
Mortgage rates are high.
D
Demand greatly decreases.
M
Mortgages become unavailable.
H
Housing prices increase.
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Which of the following conditions is most indicative of recovery?

A
The economy has stopped shrinking.
B
The economy begins to peak.
C
The GDP continues to shrink.
D
The economy is growing again.
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Which of the following is a characteristic of prosperity in the peak phase of the business cycle?

s
stagnant prices
h
high levels of production
a
ambivalence about the economy
r
reduced incomes

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