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The velocity of money is the number of times per year a unit of money changes hands. 

During a recession, fewer individuals buy motorcycles, jet skis, and recreational vehicles. As a result, some people in the industries that make and sell those goods lose their jobs. These individuals would be classified as 

EXTRA CREDIT: According to the NY Times article, how much did the US economy grow by in the fourth quarter? How much did the US economy grow from the end of 2023 to the end of 2024?

Sweet Life Sugar Co. sells sugar to The Creamery Ice Cream Co. for $25,000. The Creamer Ice Cream Co. uses the sugar to make pints of ice cream, selling them to consumers for a total of $100,000. These transactions contribute __________ to GDP. 

EXTRA CREDIT: According to the Wall Street Journal article, which country placed tariffs on US lumber? Did these tariffs cause US exports to rise or fall? By how much did the lower demand push down hardwood lumber prices? Other than lower prices, how has the reduced demand for US lumber affected the lumber industry?

(Table: 2023 World Bank GDP) Consider the following table. Fill in the blanks, round your answers to the nearest cent (or hundredth). Nominal GDP(Millions) Real GDP(Millions) Price Level Population(Thousands) Real GDPper capita United States $27,720,709.00 $22,062,578.28 125.65 334,914.90 $65,875.18 Australia $1,728,057.32 $[australiarealgdp] 105.26 26,658.95 $61,583.91 South Korea $1,712,792.85 $1,764,487.37 97.07 51,712.62 $[southkoreapercapita] France $3,051,831.61 $2,671,234.71 114.25 68,287.49 $39,117.48 India $3,567,551.67 $[indiarealgdp] 110.93 1,438,069.60 $2,236.31 Argentina $646,075.28 $588,959.51 [argentinapl] 45,538.40 $[argentinapercapita]

A business decision like the amount of labor a firm should hire is an example of microeconomic topic, whereas the level of employment in the country is an example of a macroeconomic topic. 

Which of the following is a sign that an economy is in poor health? 

The OER book’s Chapter 12 defines a(n) ________ speech as a speech based entirely and exclusively on facts. Basically, it conveys knowledge, a task that every person engages in every day in some form or another.

Our OER book Chapter 12 uses the example “George Washington was the first President of the United States,” then notes that the statement made is what can be described as ___________, meaning a statement or claim that cannot be argued. This is an important term related to facts in an Informative Speech.