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CLEP Macroeconomics: Measurement Of Economic Performance

Subjects : clep, economics
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Results from laborers having a mismatched skill set with what is demanded by the current labor market






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






3. The sale of goods and services to households






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






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






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






7. GDP = C + Ig + G + Xn






8. Cost of living allowance






9. 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






10. 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






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






12. 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)






13. The average of all prices is falling






14. 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






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






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






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






18. 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.






19. Consumption - investment - government - and net exports






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






21. Monetary






22. 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






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






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






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






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






27. All investment spending by government and business firms






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Personal income less income taxes






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






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






39. Cyclical unemployment is at 0






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






41. Temporary and associated with turnover in the labor market






42. 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






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






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






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






46. Maximum output of business cycle






47. Periodic and predictable economic changes






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






49. Recurrent ups and downs of economic activity






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