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






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






3. Recurrent ups and downs of economic activity






4. Temporary and associated with turnover in the labor market






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






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






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






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






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






10. All investment spending by government and business firms






11. 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






12. Cost of living allowance






13. The average of all prices is falling






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






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






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






17. The sale of goods and services to households






18. 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






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






20. Personal income less income taxes






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






22. Consumption - investment - government - and net exports






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






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






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






26. 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






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


28. Cyclical unemployment is at 0






29. 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






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






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






32. Maximum output of business cycle






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






34. Periodic and predictable economic changes






35. 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






36. Inflation caused by excess demand in the economy






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






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






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






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






41. Output sacrificed due to unemployment






42. 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)






43. GDP = C + Ig + G + Xn






44. Frictional + structural unemployment






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






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






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






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






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






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