Which of the Following Best Defines the Term Business Cycle

question 187

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best defines the term business cycle?

• A) The conditions of the economic system in which an organization operates
• B) The pattern of short-term ups and downs in an economy
• C) The total quantity of goods and services produced by an economic system during a given period
• D) The measure of economic growth that compares how much a system produces with the resources needed to produce it
• E) The total quantity and quality of goods and services that a country's citizens can purchase with the currency used in their economic system

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