Jenny Spends 32 Hours a Week, 50 Weeks a Year

question 53

Multiple Choice

Jenny spends 32 hours a week, 50 weeks a year, operating a bicycle rental store that she owns at a resort community. She also owns a music store in another city that is operated by a full-time employee. Jenny spends 140 hours per year working at the music store. She elects not to group them together as a single activity under the "appropriate economic unit" standard.

• A) Neither store is a passive activity.
• B) Both stores are passive activities.
• C) Only the bicycle rental store is a passive activity.
• D) Only the music store is a passive activity.
• E) None of the above.

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Definitions:

Real GDP

The measure of a country's economic output adjusted for price changes (inflation or deflation), reflecting the actual value of goods and services produced over a specific period.

Equilibrium

A state in economics where supply equals demand, resulting in a stable market condition where there is no tendency for change.

Equilibrium Level

The state in an economy or a market where supply equals demand, and there is no tendency for change until an external force is applied.

Real GDP

Gross Domestic Product adjusted for inflation, measuring the value of goods and services produced in a country.