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






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






3. 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






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






17. The sale of goods and services to households






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






19. Inflation caused by excess demand in the economy






20. 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






21. Personal income less income taxes






22. All investment spending by government and business firms






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Temporary and associated with turnover in the labor market






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






32. Output sacrificed due to unemployment






33. Maximum output of business cycle






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






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






36. Cost of living allowance






37. 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)






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






39. Recurrent ups and downs of economic activity






40. Periodic and predictable economic changes






41. 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






42. Monetary






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






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






45. GDP = C + Ig + G + Xn






46. 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






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






48. Cyclical unemployment is at 0






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


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