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CLEP Macroeconomics: Measurement Of Economic Performance

Subjects : clep, economics
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Government purchase of goods and services; does not include transfer payments and expenditures for servicing the national debt or investment goods






2. Total income earned by resource suppliers for their contributions to the production of the GNP






3. For every 1% the actual unemployment rate exceeds the natural (frictional + structural) unemployment rate - a 2.5% GDP gap occurs


4. The civilian labor force expressed as a percentage of the labor force population






5. Consumption - investment - government - and net exports






6. Periodic and predictable economic changes






7. All people living in a society who are of legal age to work






8. Cost of living allowance






9. The total net sales of goods sold abroad minus the total net spent on purchases from other countries






10. GDI = w + i + r + pi + misc






11. Measures the amount of goods and services one's money can buy; measures purchasing power






12. The sale of goods and services to households






13. All people who are either employed or unemployed - but excludes people who are institutionalized or in the military






14. Output measured at current prices - and thus unadjusted figure for GDP






15. Measures the prices of a fixed market basket of over 300 consumer goods and services purchased by the typical urban consumer






16. The price index that puts all goods and services in the market basket; measures the overall price level change - not just a change in price of typical consumer goods






17. Phase of the business cycle where output and employment are at their lowest levels






18. Income earned that is available to resource suppliers and others before payment of personal taxes






19. Measures GDP by adding up all that is spent by various consumers on this year's total output of final goods and services; also called gross national expenditure (GNE)






20. Cyclical unemployment is at 0






21. (base year basket valued at current year prices/base year basket valued at base year prices) x 100






22. Inflation arising from the supply or cost side of the economy






23. Used to calculate how long it will take for prices to double; divide the number 70 by the annual inflation rate to find out how many years it will take for prices to double






24. Wages - represents monies earned by labor - including pensions - workman's compensation - and insurance






25. Output measured at base year prices - and thus adjusted






26. The average of all prices is falling






27. Monetary






28. A person who is available for and looking for work - but has none






29. Phase of the business cycle where output and employment begin to move toward full employment






30. Recurrent ups and downs of economic activity






31. Temporary and associated with turnover in the labor market






32. Second-hand sales (goods not produced that year) and financial transactions (moving money from x to y); not counted in GDP






33. GDP = C + Ig + G + Xn






34. A basic accounting measure of total production of goods and services of the national economy in one year






35. Frictional + structural unemployment






36. Used for comparing the price of a specific market basket of goods and services in one particular year to the price in a base year






37. Phase of the business cycle which is characterized by a period of at least six months where there is a decline in total output - income and employment






38. The number of dollars one receives as wages - rent - interest or profit






39. The percentage of unemployed workers in the civilian labor force






40. Those that are used to produce other goods that will eventually be sold (miller sells flour to a baker); not counted in GDP






41. Maximum output of business cycle






42. Shows how money and goods and services flow between the various markets and players in the economy






43. A sustained rise in the general price level of an economy






44. Results from a pattern of work that changes due to seasonal fluctuations in demand or due to changing weather conditions






45. Inflation caused by excess demand in the economy






46. (1) wages - (2) rents - (3) profits - (4) interest - (5) misc






47. Output sacrificed due to unemployment






48. Those who are on ______ incomes are hurt most by inflation






49. Calculate spending and income: what is spent on a product is received as income by those who contributed to the product's production. the spending amount and income amount should equal one another.






50. Income earned by the factors of production for their current contributions to production; total dollar value of all final goods and services produced for consumption in society during a particular time period