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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. Output sacrificed due to unemployment






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






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






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






5. Consumption - investment - government - and net exports






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






7. 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






8. 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






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






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






11. Cost of living allowance






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






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






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






15. 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






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






17. Periodic and predictable economic changes






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






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






20. The sale of goods and services to households






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


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






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






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






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






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






27. All investment spending by government and business firms






28. Recurrent ups and downs of economic activity






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






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






31. Monetary






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






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






34. 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






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






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






37. Frictional + structural unemployment






38. GDP = C + Ig + G + Xn






39. 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.






40. 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






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






42. Temporary and associated with turnover in the labor market






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






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






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






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






47. Cyclical unemployment is at 0






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






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






50. Maximum output of business cycle