ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

BUSINESS CYCLES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Read the following headline and choose the condition that correspond with the business cycle.GDP declines for four consecutive months, causing the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates.
A
Peak
B
Contractionary
C
Trough
D
Growth
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An economic cycle, which is also referred to as a business cycle, has four stages: expansion, peak, contraction, and trough.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are six stages of a business cycle: expansion, peak, recession, depression, trough, and recovery. The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) measures and studies business cycles and defines the start and end dates of business cycles in the United States.

Detailed explanation-3: -The downward slope of the business cycle is called economic contraction. A contraction is a period when economic output declines. During this phase, the economy is producing fewer goods and services than it did before.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are four stages in an economic recovery that are distinct and interrelated. They are known as expansion, peak, contraction, and trough.

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