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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. Output sacrificed due to unemployment






2. All investment spending by government and business firms






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






4. Inflation caused by excess demand in the economy






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






6. Consumption - investment - government - and net exports






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






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






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






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






11. Personal income less income taxes






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






13. 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)






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






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






16. The average of all prices is falling






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






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. GDP = C + Ig + G + Xn






20. Recurrent ups and downs of economic activity






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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






29. 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






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






31. The sale of goods and services to households






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






33. Temporary and associated with turnover in the labor market






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






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


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






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






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






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






40. Cyclical unemployment is at 0






41. Maximum output of business cycle






42. Periodic and predictable economic changes






43. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Monetary