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CLEP Macroeconomics: Measurement Of Economic Performance

Subjects : clep, economics
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The average of all prices is falling






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






3. Recurrent ups and downs of economic activity






4. Periodic and predictable economic changes






5. 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.






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






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






8. Monetary






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






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






11. 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)






12. 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






13. GDP = C + Ig + G + Xn






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






15. 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






16. 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






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






18. The sale of goods and services to households






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






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






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


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






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






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






25. Frictional + structural unemployment






26. Cyclical unemployment is at 0






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






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






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






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






31. All investment spending by government and business firms






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






33. Output sacrificed due to unemployment






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Inflation caused by excess demand in the economy






48. Personal income less income taxes






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






50. Temporary and associated with turnover in the labor market