Understanding Business Cycles

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What term is used to describe the period of time during which aggregate activity is falling?

  • Contraction (correct)
  • Expansion
  • Trough
  • Depression

What is the term for the highest point of aggregate economic activity in a business cycle?

  • Depression
  • Expansion
  • Peak (correct)
  • Trough

During expansions, what tends to happen to output and employment in most industries?

  • They rise (correct)
  • They fall
  • They remain constant
  • They become unpredictable

What term is used to describe a severe contraction in a business cycle?

<p>Depression (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is a business cycle typically measured?

<p>From peak to trough (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term is used to describe the period of time during which aggregate activity grows in a business cycle?

<p>Expansion (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct term for the lowest point of aggregate economic activity in a business cycle?

<p>Trough (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During a recession in a business cycle, what tends to happen to output and employment in most industries?

<p>Fall (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe fluctuations in the overall economic activity, not just a single variable like real GDP?

<p>Business cycles (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a severe contraction phase of a business cycle, what term is used to describe this condition?

<p>Depression (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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