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






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






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






4. 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






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






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






7. Output sacrificed due to unemployment






8. The average of all prices is falling






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






10. 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






11. Recurrent ups and downs of economic activity






12. Maximum output of business cycle






13. Consumption - investment - government - and net exports






14. 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






15. 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






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






17. Temporary and associated with turnover in the labor market






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






19. 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






20. Inflation caused by excess demand in the economy






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






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






23. Frictional + structural unemployment






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






25. GDP = C + Ig + G + Xn






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


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






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






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






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






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






32. Monetary






33. Cyclical unemployment is at 0






34. Personal income less income taxes






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






36. 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.






37. 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)






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






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






40. All investment spending by government and business firms






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Periodic and predictable economic changes






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






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






50. Cost of living allowance