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CLEP Macroeconomics: National Income And Price Determination

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. Economic growth






2. Slopes downward






3. Increase in long-term growth






4. The quantity of real GDP demanded equals the quantity of real GDP supplied






5. When AD increases - the price level ________.






6. Relationship between consumption expenditure and disposable income






7. The government's attempt to influence the economy by setting and changing taxes - transfer payments - and expenditures on goods and services






8. A persistent increase in aggregate demand that exceeds the increase in potential GDP






9. A rise in the price level at a constant money wage rate brings a change in employment and real GDP and a movement along the ___ curve.






10. When the money wage rate rises - the SAS curve shifts ____ but the LAS curve remains unchanged.






11. A rise in resource costs (labor - fuel - material - etc) will _______ SAS.






12. Relationship between saving and disposable income






13. The relationship between the quantity of real GDP supplied and the price level when real GDP equals potential GDP; potential GDP is real GDP when all the economy's labor - capital - land - and entrepreneurial ability are fully employed






14. Equilibrium real GDP is below potential GDP






15. Job expectations - fiscal or monetary policy - world economy - inflation - profits






16. The fraction of a change in disposable income that is saved






17. When potential GDP increases - both LAS and SAS curves shift _____.






18. Tendency for increases in the price level to lower the purchasing power of assets of financial assets and reduce total spending in the economy






19. Equilibrium real GDP exceeds potential GDP






20. Economic slowdown






21. The value of consumption goods and services bought by households






22. When Short Run Aggregate Supply decreases - Real GDP falls below Potential GDP and the price level _________.






23. The ratio of change in consumption to change in income






24. The relationship between the quantity of real GDP supplied and the price level when the money wage rate and all other influences on production plans remain constant






25. A non-price related change causes a _____ in the demand curve






26. MPC + MPS






27. The change in savings divided by the change in disposable income






28. A rise in both the price level and the money wage rate that maintains full employment brings a movement along the ____ curve.






29. Price levels rise due to a decrease in Short Run Aggregate Supply






30. The point on a consumption function where the consumption line intersects the 45 degree line






31. When AD increases - real GDP __________.






32. Real GDP and around potential GDP






33. Decrease in AD






34. People change consumption preferences daily between domestic goods and services and foreign goods and services






35. Change in consumption expenditure divided by the change in disposable income






36. Potential GDP






37. Sum of the quantities of all the final goods produced in the economy






38. Increase in AD






39. Price level exceeds equilibrium price






40. The government's attempt to influence the economy by setting and changing interest rates - the exchange rate - and the quantity of money






41. Disposable Income (DI) = Consumption(C) + Saving Consumption (S)






42. Relationship between the quantity of real GDP demanded and the price level






43. The relationship between the quantity of real GDP supplied and the price level






44. Increased AD brings a(n) ___________ in SAS.






45. MPC






46. Indicates simultaneous change in price level and money wage rate