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The demographic trends of the decade ahead will reinforce many
of the long-term economic trends. Growth in the size of the population
25 to 34 years old will peak in the mid-eighties, dampening further
growth in demand for some durable goods.
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1. According to the passage, demand for durable goods after
the mid-eighties:
A. will decrease
B. will slow in its rate of growth
C. will grow even faster
D. will depend largely upon economic trends
E. will grow as the 25-34 age group grows
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B
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B
(B) Demand would peak with population growth in the mid-eighties, then
slow in rate of growth thereafter.
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B
Slower growth in the adult population and the addition of fewer
households compared with the seventies will also limit demand for
housing-related durable goods. Slower population growth also implies
sluggish expansion in demand for goods, such as food, which respond
primarily to numbers of people.
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1. The main idea of this passage and the prior one is:
A. Economic trends affect demand for durable goods.
B. Demand for food depends upon growth in adult population.
C. Demographic trends affect demand for food and durable goods.
D. Demand for housing-related goods depends upon the demand for food.
E. The addition of fewer households depends on the growth in size of
the 25-34 year old age group.
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C
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C
(C) Population growth is one demographic trend that affects demand.
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C
Several demographic factors will bolster household income. These
include the aging of the baby boom and the associated increase in that
generation's relative income, the growing number of two-income families,
and the continuing trend toward small households and families.
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1. This passage suggests that all of the following contribute to
higher income except:
A. baby boomers getting older
B. two-income families
C. smaller families
D. increased teen-age employment
E. smaller households
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D
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D
(D) Teen-age employment is not a factor in the analysis of household
income.
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D
Stronger income per household and per household member will combine
with the growth in aggregate income to bolster demand for discretionary
goods and services.
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1. The passage suggests that demand for goods and services:
A. falls as household incomes rise
B. rises as income per household member falls
C. rises as aggregate income falls
D. falls as aggregate income rises
E. rises as income per household and aggregate income rise
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E
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E
(E) As income rises, demand for goods and services also rises.
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E
Both the economic and demographic trends point to relatively strong
growth in labor-saving and leisure-enhancing goods and services.
Examples include the mass marketing of video recorders, the spread of
cable television, recent experiments with electronic home shopping, and
the development of digital recording and playback.
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1. The passage suggests that all of the following are labor-saving
or leisure-enhancing except:
A. video recorders
B. rising economic and demographic trends
C. cable television
D. electronic home shopping
E. digital recording
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2
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(B) It is the economic and demographic trends that show a growth in
labor-saving and leisure-enhancing goods.
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2. This passage and previous ones suggest that demand for labor-saving
and leisure-enhancing goods:
A. will rise in the 80's
B. will fall in the 80's
C. will fall as two-household incomes grow
D. will fall as the baby boom ages
E. will rise as demographic and economic trends offset decreases in
aggregate income in the 80's
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F
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F
(A) Demand for labor-saving and leisure-enhancing goods will rise
in the 80's.
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