General sources of shocks that can cause business cycles include the following, except: a. irregular occurrence of innovations and productivity changes b. monetary factors and financial instability c. unemployment jumps and production drops d. political events, either domestic or global

The correct answer to the question: General sources of shocks that can cause business cycles include the following, except:___, would be, C: Unemployment and production drops.

Explanation:

Business cycles are referred to as recurrent peak moments and valley moments of an economy throughout time and which are influenced by the levels of economic activity present in a country at a specific time. From the list provided of answers, irregular occurrence of innovations and productivity changes, monetary factors and financial instability and definitely political events, both inside or outside of a country, will cause business cycles to end and to start. However, unemployment and production drops will not affect the initiation, or ending of a business cycle. These would rather be evidence of economic contraction and possible recession.