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






2. 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






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






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






5. Periodic and predictable economic changes






6. 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






7. 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






8. Consumption - investment - government - and net exports






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






10. Inflation caused by excess demand in the economy






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






12. All investment spending by government and business firms






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






14. Monetary






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






24. Cyclical unemployment is at 0






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






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






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






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






29. Recurrent ups and downs of economic activity






30. Output sacrificed due to unemployment






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






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






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






34. Cost of living allowance






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


36. Personal income less income taxes






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. The percentage of unemployed workers in the civilian labor force






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






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






41. 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.






42. 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






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






44. GDP = C + Ig + G + Xn






45. Temporary and associated with turnover in the labor market






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






47. Maximum output of business cycle






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






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






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