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






2. 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






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






4. Results from laborers having a mismatched skill set with what is demanded by the current labor market






5. The average of all prices is falling






6. 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.






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






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






9. All investment spending by government and business firms






10. Temporary and associated with turnover in the labor market






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






12. Output sacrificed due to unemployment






13. Maximum output of business cycle






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






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






16. Cost of living allowance






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






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






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






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






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






22. The sale of goods and services to households






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






24. 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)






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






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






27. Excess unemployment caused because the economy deviates from the long run output potential of the economy






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






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






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






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






32. 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






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






34. Frictional + structural unemployment






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






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






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






38. Cyclical unemployment is at 0






39. GDP = C + Ig + G + Xn






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






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






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






43. Periodic and predictable economic changes






44. Monetary






45. Recurrent ups and downs of economic activity






46. Inflation caused by excess demand in the economy






47. Personal income less income taxes






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






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






50. 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