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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. Personal income less income taxes






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


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






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






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






6. Cyclical unemployment is at 0






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






8. Periodic and predictable economic changes






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






10. Maximum output of business cycle






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Frictional + structural unemployment






22. Inflation caused by excess demand in the economy






23. The sale of goods and services to households






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






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






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






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






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






29. Consumption - investment - government - and net exports






30. 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






31. 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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. 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






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






39. 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)






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






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






42. 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






43. All investment spending by government and business firms






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






45. 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






46. The average of all prices is falling






47. Recurrent ups and downs of economic activity






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






49. Temporary and associated with turnover in the labor market






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