Business Cycle Flashcards
1
Q
Expansion
A
Increase consumer spending
Increase business investment
Sales and profit rise
Unemployment falls
2
Q
Contraction
A
Decreases consumer spending
Decrease business investment
Sales and profit fall
Unemployment rise
3
Q
Peak
A
Wages salary high
Business operate at full capacity
Sales n profit high
Low levels of unemployment
4
Q
Trough
A
Wages and salaries low
Sales profit low
High level unemployment