The Business Cycle — Quiz Answers

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Which best describes the nature of cause and effect in the context of the business cycle?

A
Consumers spend less, causing worker layoffs.
B
Goods are overproduced, causing a surplus in jobs.
C
A recession begins, causing consumers to spend more.
D
Demand falls, causing production to stay at its peak.
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Which scenario best reflects the relationship between production and demand in a recession?

A
Car dealerships cannot obtain stock.
B
Car dealerships have minimal overstock.
C
Car dealerships are not restocking.
D
Car dealerships cannot sell their stock.
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When production is very high but demand is very low, it can lead to

A
the peak.
B
a recovery.
C
a recession.
D
prosperity.
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Which event most likely explains renewed demand in a recovery period?

A
Economic policy renews consumer confidence and demand.
B
Production decreases to prompt increased demand.
C
Consumers choose to save more and spend less.
D
Producers decrease prices to prompt demand and recovery.
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Which of these conditions is most indicative of recovery?

A
The economy has stopped shrinking.
B
The economy is growing again.
C
The economy begins to peak.
D
The GDP continues to shrink.
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Which statement best describes why it is difficult to sell a home during a recession?

A
Housing prices increase.
B
Demand greatly decreases.
C
Mortgages become unavailable.
D
Mortgage rates are high.

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