13. Which of the following statements is true?
(A)As an economy experiences growth in GDP, the rate of unemployment is expected to decrease.
(B)As an economy experiences growth in GDP, the rate of unemployment is expected to increase.
(C)The unemployment rate in a country always remains constant.
(D)The unemployment rate in a country is not correlated with the level of economic activity in the country.

9. Jane donates time and money to charity because she values helping others. This is an example of ________. (A)pure altruism (B)rationalism (C)impure altruism (D)liberalism

10. Which of the following best describes a production possibilities curve? (A)How much of one good an economy can produce if they forgo production of another good (B)The rate at which an economy can trade production of one good for another (C)The total amount of goods an economy can produce (D)A relationship showing the maximum production of one good for a given level of production of another good  

11. The average income per capita in a country in its own currency is 75,000 units. If U.S. $1 is worth 20 units of its currency, the income per capita in the country in dollars is ________. (A)$1,850 (B)$2,500 (C)$3,750 (D)$15,000

12. Sustained growth refers to a growth process in which ________. (A)GDP per capita grows at a positive and steady rate for long periods of time (B)GDP per capita grows at a rate of more than 20 percent per year for long periods of time (C)growth in GDP per capita is primarily attributed to public sector firms and enterprises (D)growth in GDP per capita is translated into an equal increase in welfare for all citizens in a country

14. Consider two economies: A and B. The nominal interest rate is the same in both economies, but the rate of inflation is higher in economy B. Which of the following statements will then be true? (A)The real interest rate will be higher in economy A. (B)The real interest rate will be higher in economy B. (C)The real interest rate will be the same in both economies. (D)The number of borrowers in both economies will depend on whether the real interest rate is higher in economy A or economy B.

15. Which of the following economic variables is affected when the central bank adopts a countercyclical monetary policy? (A)Government spending (B)Transfer payments (C)Tax rates (D)Interest rates  

16. A country's labor demand curve shifted to the right after the adoption of a new technology. This implies that the use of the new technology ________, assuming all else equal. (A)increased the marginal product of labor (B)reduced the marginal product of labor (C)increased the minimum wage that firms need to pay (D)lowered the minimum wage that firms need to pay

17. On a graph with real GDP growth on the x-axis and the unemployment rate on the y-axis, you plot each year's values for the United States as a separate point. What does the overall trend in this graph look like? (A)An upward-sloping line (B)A vertical line (C)A horizontal line (D)A downward-sloping line

18. ________ money refers to something that is used as money but is otherwise worthless and typically has the backing of the government or a central bank. (A)Commodity (B)Fiat (C)Representative (D)Federal

19. The real interest rate is equal to ________. (A)the nominal interest rate adjusted for tax rates (B)the nominal interest rate adjusted for inflation (C)the nominal interest rate adjusted for income changes (D)the nominal interest rate adjusted for changes in exchange rate