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






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






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






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






5. 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)






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






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






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






9. The sale of goods and services to households






10. 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.






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






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






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






14. Frictional + structural unemployment






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






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






17. Maximum output of business cycle






18. 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






19. GDP = C + Ig + G + Xn






20. Inflation caused by excess demand in the economy






21. 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






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






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






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






26. Cyclical unemployment is at 0






27. Recurrent ups and downs of economic activity






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






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






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


31. Cost of living allowance






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






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






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






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






36. 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






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






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






39. Consumption - investment - government - and net exports






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






41. Temporary and associated with turnover in the labor market






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Periodic and predictable economic changes






50. All investment spending by government and business firms