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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. Recurrent ups and downs of economic activity






2. The sale of goods and services to households






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






4. Monetary






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






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


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






8. 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






9. 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






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






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






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






13. The average of all prices is falling






14. Consumption - investment - government - and net exports






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






16. Frictional + structural unemployment






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






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






19. Temporary and associated with turnover in the labor market






20. Cyclical unemployment is at 0






21. Output sacrificed due to unemployment






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






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






24. Cost of living allowance






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






26. Maximum output of business cycle






27. Personal income less income taxes






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Inflation caused by excess demand in the economy






39. GDP = C + Ig + G + Xn






40. 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






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






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






43. All investment spending by government and business firms






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






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