$ \frac{120 - 100}{100} \times 100 = 20\% $

$ \frac{20}{200} \times 100 = 10\% $

Question 1

Suppose the price of a product increases, leading to a movement along the demand curve. Which of the following best describes this change?

Accepted Answer

A movement along the demand curve

Question 2

If the government imposes a minimum wage above the equilibrium wage, what is the most likely result in the labor market?

Accepted Answer

Unemployment due to a surplus of labor

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a method for calculating Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?

Accepted Answer

The labor force participation method

Question 4

Why is it important to use Real GDP instead of Nominal GDP when comparing economic output across years?

Accepted Answer

Real GDP keeps quantities constant at base-year levels, allowing for comparison across years.

Question 5

Suppose the CPI in the base year is 100, and in the current year it is 120. What is the inflation rate between the two years?

Accepted Answer

$ \frac{120 - 100}{100} 	imes 100 = 20\% $

Question 6

Which of the following best describes the difference between nominal and real values?

Accepted Answer

Real values are adjusted for inflation, nominal values are not.

Question 7

A country has a labor force of 200 million people, of which 180 million are employed. What is the unemployment rate?

Accepted Answer

$ \frac{20}{200} 	imes 100 = 10\% $

Question 8

Which of the following is a shortcoming of using GDP as a measure of economic well-being?

Accepted Answer

GDP does not account for the value of leisure or non-market transactions.

Question 9

If the labor force participation rate increases, which of the following must be true?

Accepted Answer

The number of people in the labor force increases relative to the working-age population.

Question 10

Which of the following scenarios would cause a shift in the supply curve for a product?

Accepted Answer

An increase in the cost of production inputs

Question 11

If the actual wage in a labor market is above the equilibrium wage, what are the likely consequences?

Accepted Answer

Unemployment will occur due to a surplus of labor.

Question 12

Which of the following best explains why the GDP deflator is used?

Accepted Answer

To measure the price level by comparing nominal and real GDP

Question 13

A market is in equilibrium when:

Accepted Answer

The quantity supplied equals the quantity demanded

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of structural unemployment?

Accepted Answer

A worker loses their job because their skills are no longer needed due to technological change.

Question 15

If the government wants to reduce a surplus in a market, which policy would be most effective?

Accepted Answer

Remove the price floor

Question 16

Which formula correctly calculates the labor force participation rate?

Accepted Answer

$ \frac{	ext{Labor Force}}{	ext{Working-Age Population}} 	imes 100 $

Question 17

Which of the following would cause a shift in the demand curve for a product?

Accepted Answer

A change in consumer income

Question 18

If nominal GDP in 2020 is $5 trillion and the GDP deflator is 125, what is real GDP?

Accepted Answer

$ \frac{5\ 	ext{trillion}}{1.25} = 4\ 	ext{trillion} $

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT included in the calculation of GDP?

Accepted Answer

The value of intermediate goods

Question 20

If the price level increases but the quantity of goods and services produced remains the same, what happens to nominal and real GDP?

Accepted Answer

Nominal GDP increases, real GDP remains unchanged

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