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Chapter 06 Test

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A person is unemployed if he
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At the time of Carol’s 10 year high school reunion she was making $30,000 and the CPI was 90. Now that it is time for her to attend her 20 year high school reunion, Carol’s income has risen to $65,000 and the CPI is 200.
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The answer is "a person employed in the civilian labor force who quits his or her job." The question is:
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Assume that Ms. Sawyer's salary is $75,000, up from $70,000 last year, while the CPI is 165 this year, up from 150 last year. This means that Ms. Sawyer's real income has
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Suppose the market basket consists of 10X, 20Y, and 30Z. Current-year prices are $1.20 for each unit of X, $0.96 for each unit of Y, and $1.30 for each unit of Z. Base-year prices are $1.00 for each unit What is the approximate CPI in the current year?
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The CPI was 138 in one year and 146 the following year. Approximately how much did prices rise between the two years?
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The value of the consumer price index (CPI) is always equal to ______________ in the base year.
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Juan lost his job as a nuclear physicist working for a defense contractor. He can not find a job because no firms in the defense industry or any other industry are hiring people with his skills. Juan is ______________ unemployed.
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The civilian non-institutional population can be broken down into two groups:
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The base year is the year
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Suppose that 1982 is the base year for the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and in 2008 the CPI is 450. What does this "450" mean?
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The civilian non-institutional population consists of everyone in the population who is
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"Full employment" is said to exist when the unemployment rate equals
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Is it possible for the economy to be at full employment and still have some people who are unemployed?
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One measure of the inflation rate is the
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b, c, and d
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that serves as a reference point or benchmark.
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5.8 percent
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structurally
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Who is a job leaver?
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is a member of the civilian labor force, out of work, and actively seeking work.
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Yes, since full employment exists if the economy is operating at the natural unemployment rate and there is always some natural unemployment.
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decreased.
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percentage change in the CPI of adjacent years.
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persons not in the labor force and persons in the labor force.
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No, Carol’s real income fell during that 10 year period.
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100
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What cost $100 in 1982 will on average cost $350 more in 2008.
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the natural unemployment rate.
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Refer to Exhibit 6-1. Prices rose by approximately __________ percent from Year 1 to Year 5.
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Refer to Exhibit 6-2. The unemployment rate in year 1 is
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Suppose there are 65 million people employed, 15 million unemployed, and 35 million not in the labor force. What does the civilian noninstitutional population equal?
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A(n) __________ is a person who was previously employed, hasn't worked for some time, and is currently reentering the labor force.
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In year 1 the CPI is 144.1, and in year 2 the CPI is 161. If Sarah's salary was $49,800 in year 1, what salary in year 2 would cause her to exactly "keep up with inflation"?
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In an economy with 200 million people, 150 million hold jobs and 20 million are not working but are looking for jobs. The number of people in the labor force is
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A person in the civilian labor force falls into one of two categories:
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Refer to Exhibit 6-2. How many unemployed persons are there in year 1?
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A plumber who quits his job in San Diego and moves to Orlando where additional plumbers are needed is said to be ___________________ unemployed
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Unemployment that arises as a result of the time it takes for unemployed people to locate a job utilizing their transferable skills is called __________ unemployment.

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