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Unit 2 Review Quiz
Which is not an example of a stock market
The Dow Jones Industrial Average....
Unit 2 Review Quiz
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1
The Dow Jones Industrial Average....
an exchange to buy/sell 30 major US companies
value of stocks on NYSE
market for major tech companies
value of top 30 US company stocks
2
Which is
not
an example of a stock market
NYSE
NASDAQ
Dow Jones
AMEX
3
Which indicator would
BEST
represent economic expansion
Unemployment is up 8%
New Housing Construction is down 1%
Real GDP + 2.4%
Dow Jones +3%
4
a company earns profit; pays back a percentage to its shareholders
Dividends
Diversifying
Deflation
Being nice
5
Which of the following is TRUE about CPI
means Consumer Price Index
is a tool to measure inflation
both are correct
6
Economic growth is a positive change in which of the following?
GDP
Money Supply
CPI
Foreclosure Rates
7
GDP falls for at least 2 consecutive quarters is....
Expansion
Frictional
Clumsy
Recession
8
Which of following would
NOT
be found by looking at stock markets?
evaluating the strength of the economy
measuring the unemployment rate
measuring the value of a single stock
evaluating the strength of a certain industry
9
total value of all goods and services produced in a country
Dow
Consumer Price Index
Gross Domestic Product
Inflation
10
With inflation: the goal is to keep prices?
Very low
Changing rapidly
Very high
Stable
11
In econ. expansion, we expect the unemployment rate to...
Fall
Stay the same
Decrease by half
Rise
12
People who are considered unemployed...
Have given up all hope
Are NOT looking for a job
Do not have a job
are working part time
13
Natural Rate of Unemployment
1-2%
4-6%
3%
10%
14
To "DIVERSIFY" your portfolio means to
Invest in only one company
Maximize your profits
Minimize your risks
Maximize your risk
15
We expect the GDP of a nation to increase if...
Deflation is occurring
Unemployment is increasing
number of new businesses created is rising
CPI is falling
16
What do we use to measure Inflation
C P I
G D P
C I A
N R A
17
average economic growth rate in the US since 1947?
4.1%
3%
5%
15%
18
How can investors make money off a stock purchase?
Dividends
Red and Blue are correct
Buying low and selling high
Neither are correct
19
To have no frictional or structural unemployment and an unemployment rate of 0% is..
Impossible
Bad
Great
Optimal
20
stock market features the world's foremost technology and biotech companies?
DOW
NASDAQ
NYSE
CPI
21
is adjusted for inflation and is the most impt. measure of econ. growth
adjusted GDP
Real GDP
nominal GDP
Real CPI
22
Why would a company issue stocks?
Because they feel like it
To lower prices
To pay off debts
To raise funds to expand business
23
Which of the following is TRUE about the NYSE
largest stock market in the world
30 largest companies in the US
major tech and biotech companies
the only stock market in the US
24
Where on the business cycle could we find inflation at 4%?
Explanation
Trough
Peak
Recession
25
What part of the business cycle comes directly after expansion?
Contraction
Peak
Expansion
Recession
26
Where on the business cycle would Unemployment be 13%?
Contradiction
Trough
Expansion
Peak
