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CLEP Macroeconomics: Measurement Of Economic Performance

Subjects : clep, economics
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A person who is available for and looking for work - but has none






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






7. 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






8. 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)






9. Inflation caused by excess demand in the economy






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






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






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






13. Consumption - investment - government - and net exports






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






15. Monetary






16. Personal income less income taxes






17. 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






18. Recurrent ups and downs of economic activity






19. GDP = C + Ig + G + Xn






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






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






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






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






24. Frictional + structural unemployment






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






26. Output sacrificed due to unemployment






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






28. Temporary and associated with turnover in the labor market






29. The sale of goods and services to households






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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






36. 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






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






38. Cost of living allowance






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






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






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






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






43. Maximum output of business cycle






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






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






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






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






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


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






50. The average of all prices is falling