Which of the Following Is the Best Description of the Business

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best description of the business cycle?

• A)the normal cycle of profits and losses by producers in the economy
• B)the short-run fluctuations of national income around its trend value
• C)a five-year period designed for national accounting purposes to capture the normal cycle of recession periods and boom periods
• D)a ten-year period designed for national accounting purposes to capture the normal cycle of recession periods and boom periods
• E)the fluctuations of one country's national income in comparison to another country's national income

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