Chapter 15 Review Questions
Questions:
1. Economic growth can be portrayed as a:
A) outward shift of the production possibilities curve.
B) inward shift of the production possibilities curve.
C) movement from a point on to a point inside a production possibilities curve.
D) movement from one point to another point on a fixed production possibilities curve.
2. Suppose that an economy's labor productivity and total worker-hours each grew by 3 percent between year 1 and year 2. We could conclude that this economy's:
A) real GDP remained constant.
B) capital stock increased by 3 percent.
C) production possibilities curve shifted inward.
D) long-run aggregate supply curve shifted to the right.
3. Real GDP per capita is found by:
A) adding real GDP and population.
B) subtracting population from real GDP.
C) dividing real GDP by population.
D) dividing population by real GDP.
4. In the extended analysis of aggregate supply, the long-run aggregate supply curve is:
A) vertical and the short-run aggregate supply curve is horizontal.
B) horizontal and the short-run aggregate supply curve is vertical.
C) horizontal and the short-run aggregate supply curve is upward sloping.
D) vertical and the short-run aggregate supply curve is upward sloping.
5. Suppose that an economy's labor productivity and total worker-hours each grew by 4 percent between year 1 and year 2. We could conclude that this economy's:
A) long-run aggregate supply curve shifted to the left.
B) real GDP remained constant.
C) production possibilities curve shifted outward.
D) capital stock increased by 4 percent.
6. Labor productivity is measured by:
A) the ratio of capital to labor.
B) real output per worker hour.
C) real output per capita.
D) the ratio of worker hours to real GDP.
7. Other things equal, which of the following would decrease the rate of economic growth, as measured by changes in real GDP?
A) An increase in the educational attainment of the labor force
B) A permanent decrease in frictional unemployment
C) An increase in the amount of capital per worker
D) A decrease in the labor force participation rate.
8. In the aggregate demand-aggregate supply model, economic growth is represented by a:
A) leftward shift of the long-run aggregate supply curve.
B) leftward shift of the aggregate demand curve.
C) rightward shift of the long-run aggregate supply curve.
D) rightward shift of the short-run aggregate supply curve resulting from a decline in the price level.
9. (Consider This) According to the Consider This box about hypothetical countries Alpha, Bravo, and Charlie, small differences in __________ make for large differences in _________ over several decades, assuming the same growth of population for each country.
A) inflation rates; unemployment rates
B) unemployment rates; economic growth rates
C) economic growth rates: real GDP per capita
D) tax rates; real GDP per capita
Answers:
1. A
2. D
3. C
4. D
5. C
6. B
7. D
8. C
9. C
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