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






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






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






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






6. Cost of living allowance






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






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






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






10. 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)






11. 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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






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






18. Personal income less income taxes






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






21. Maximum output of business cycle






22. Cyclical unemployment is at 0






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






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






25. 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






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






27. Recurrent ups and downs of economic activity






28. Consumption - investment - government - and net exports






29. All investment spending by government and business firms






30. Monetary






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






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






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






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






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


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






37. Output sacrificed due to unemployment






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






45. 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.






46. The sale of goods and services to households






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






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






49. The average of all prices is falling






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