The Four Phases of a Business Cycle, in Order, Are

question 134

Multiple Choice

The four phases of a business cycle, in order, are

• A) peak, contraction, trough, expansion.
• B) recession, trough, peak, expansion.
• C) expansion, trough, recession, peak.
• D) trough, recession, expansion, peak.
• E) peak, expansion, trough, recession.

---

Definitions:

Cyclic Hemiacetal

A molecule formed from the reaction between an aldehyde and an alcohol resulting in a ring structure containing an oxygen atom.

Ring Oxygen

An oxygen atom that is incorporated into a cyclic structure, often contributing to the ring's chemical properties.

Haworth Structure

A way of representing cyclic sugars as planar rings, focusing on the arrangement of hydroxyl groups around the ring, used in carbohydrate chemistry.

β-D-Glucopyranose

A chemical structure of glucose in its cyclic form, where the glucose molecule forms a six-membered ring, with the hydroxyl group on the first carbon in the beta configuration.