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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. Maximum output of business cycle






2. Personal income less income taxes






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






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






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






6. The sale of goods and services to households






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






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






9. Inflation caused by excess demand in the economy






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






11. Frictional + structural unemployment






12. Cost of living allowance






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






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






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






17. Temporary and associated with turnover in the labor market






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






19. Consumption - investment - government - and net exports






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






21. The average of all prices is falling






22. 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






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






24. 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






25. Monetary






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






27. Output sacrificed due to unemployment






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






35. All investment spending by government and business firms






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






44. Periodic and predictable economic changes






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






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






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






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






49. 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






50. Recurrent ups and downs of economic activity