Business Cycle:
Overview
Economies do not grow in a smooth straight line; they rise and fall in waves of boom and bust. One year shops are packed and firms cannot hire fast enough; a few years later orders dry up and businesses are closing. This rhythm is the business cycle, and no business escapes its pull.
In this lesson you will learn the four stages of the business cycle and how changes in employment, inflation and Gross Domestic Product affect businesses at each stage. You will be able to read where an economy is in the cycle and explain how a firm should respond.
Objectives
- Main stages of the business cycle, e.g. growth, boom, recession, slump
- Impact on businesses of changes in employment levels, inflation and Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
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- The peak stage of the business cycle, with very high activity, is the: A. recession B. slump C. boom D. recovery Answer: C
- During a recession, you would expect: A. rising GDP and falling unemployment B. falling GDP and rising unemployment C. rising GDP and rising employment D. no change in either Answer: B
- GDP measures the: A. profit of one business B. total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year C. level of prices D. number of unemployed people Answer: B
- Which type of business is usually hit hardest in a recession? A. a seller of basic food B. a discount shop C. a seller of luxury holidays D. a budget supermarket Answer: C
- Inflation is best described as: A. a fall in production B. a sustained rise in the general level of prices C. rising unemployment D. falling GDP Answer: B
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