The Two Most Common Yardsticks for Measuring the Performance of the Economy

question 77

Multiple Choice

The two most common yardsticks for measuring the performance of the economy are

• A)expansion and contraction.
• B)inflation and unemployment.
• C)fiscal and monetary policy.
• D)trade deficits and national debt.
• E)budget deficits and gross national product.

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Definitions:

Thymine

A pyrimidine base found in DNA, pairing with adenine (A) through two hydrogen bonds to assist in stabilizing the nucleic acid structures.

Centromere

The specialized DNA sequence of a chromosome that links a pair of sister chromatids and where spindle fibers attach during cell division.

Duplicated Chromosomes

Chromosomes that have undergone replication, resulting in two identical copies joined together, crucial for cell division.

Purine

A nitrogen-containing compound that is one of the two types of bases found in DNA and RNA, the other being pyrimidine.