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






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






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


4. 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






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






6. All investment spending by government and business firms






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






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






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






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






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






12. Output sacrificed due to unemployment






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






14. 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






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






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






17. 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.






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






19. Personal income less income taxes






20. Inflation caused by excess demand in the economy






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






22. The average of all prices is falling






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






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






25. Cyclical unemployment is at 0






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






27. Monetary






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






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






30. 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






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






32. Consumption - investment - government - and net exports






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






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






35. GDP = C + Ig + G + Xn






36. Frictional + structural unemployment






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






38. 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)






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






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






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






42. Maximum output of business cycle






43. Temporary and associated with turnover in the labor market






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






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






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






47. Periodic and predictable economic changes






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






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






50. 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