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CLEP Macroeconomics Basics

Subjects : clep, economics
Instructions:
  • Answer 41 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. (1) the price of the good; (2) the prices of related goods; (3) expected future prices; (4) income; (5) population; and (6) preferences






2. Curve shifts to left






3. A graphical representation of opportunity costs






4. Curve shifts to right






5. Most economies are not completely laissez-faire and not completely command - but some mixture






6. A communist economy; the government determines what is produced and in what quantities and at what price






7. Custom and culture define how resources are produced and exchanged and how income is distributed - and technology is viewed as invasive






8. Meaning - 'let it be -' this is a term that indicates little government involvement in the economy






9. The least costly method of production is being used to produce the desired goods and services






10. As price rises - the corresponding quantity supplied also rises and likewise when the price falls - the quantity supplied decreases






11. A graphical representation of the boundary between what is attainable and what is not






12. Items that satisfy wants indirectly by facilitating the production of consumer goods; economic growth is dictated by a society's production of capital goods






13. Results when the price is set above equilibrium price






14. The science of efficiency; concerned with allocating these scarce resources so as to achieve maximum fulfillment of our material wants






15. Curve shifts to left






16. All resources are devoted to society's most desired goods and services






17. Indicates increasing opportunity costs






18. Indicates economic growth (society found more resources or developed better technology)






19. A point of production that is unattainable






20. At a lower price - people will buy more of a particular good because they do not have to sacrifice other goods at its expense






21. All resources available being used (land - capital goods - and laborers)






22. Amount of a good or service that consumers plan to buy in a given period of time and in given conditions






23. If a similar good is priced more cheaply - people will buy the cheaper substitute instead of the good itself (Coke - Pepsi; bananas - strawberries)






24. A point of production that is inefficient






25. All available resources are making the most valuable contributions to output






26. The amount of good or service that a producer plans to sell in a certain time frame






27. A system of private ownership of resources using free markets and prices to determine economic activity; little government involvement






28. Points on the PPC






29. When something other than price changes in supply - the supply curve shifts left or right






30. Desires are unlimited - resources are limited.






31. When something other than price changes a demand - the demand curve shifts left or right






32. The amount of products that must be forgone in order to obtain an additional unit of any given product






33. 1) the technique of production; (2) prices of resources needed to produce the good or service; (3) taxes and subsidies; (4) prices of other goods; (5) price expectations; and (6) the number of other sellers in the market.






34. Slopes downward






35. The higher the price - the lower the quantity demanded. the lower the price - the higher the quantity demanded.






36. Results when the price is set below the equilibrium price






37. Curve shifts to right






38. (1) the economy is fully efficient meaning that it is operating at full production and full employment; (2) resources are fixed; (3) technology is fixed; and (4) there are only two products.






39. Achieved when society is producing at full employment and full production






40. The point at which quantity demanded and quantity supplied meet






41. Goods that satisfy needs or wants immediately and get used up