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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. The average of all prices is falling






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






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






4. All investment spending by government and business firms






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






6. 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






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






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






9. 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






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






11. Recurrent ups and downs of economic activity






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






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






14. Measures national income as the sum of the incomes received by productive resources in the economy; also called Gross Domestic Income (GDI)






15. Personal income less income taxes






16. Government purchase of goods and services; does not include transfer payments and expenditures for servicing the national debt or investment goods






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






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






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






20. 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)






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






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






23. Output sacrificed due to unemployment






24. Caused by the actions of people who have come to expect a certain amount of inflation in the economy






25. Allows us to keep tabs on the economic health of society and to develop policies that will improve that health






26. GDP = C + Ig + G + Xn






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






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






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






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






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


32. Inflation caused by excess demand in the economy






33. Consumption - investment - government - and net exports






34. 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






35. The sale of goods and services to households






36. Cyclical unemployment is at 0






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






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






39. Frictional + structural unemployment






40. Periodic and predictable economic changes






41. 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






42. Maximum output of business cycle






43. The sale of a finished good or product directly to a consumer (baker sells bread to customer); counted in GDP






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






45. (1) final purchases of machinery and equipment by governments and business; (2) all construction; and (3) changes in inventories






46. Cost of living allowance






47. 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.






48. Monetary






49. 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






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