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






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






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






4. Frictional + structural unemployment






5. 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.






6. Output sacrificed due to unemployment






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






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






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






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






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






12. Recurrent ups and downs of economic activity






13. Monetary






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Inflation caused by excess demand in the economy






22. Personal income less income taxes






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






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






25. Periodic and predictable economic changes






26. The sale of goods and services to households






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






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






29. GDP = C + Ig + G + Xn






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






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






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






33. 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






34. The average of all prices is falling






35. Cost of living allowance






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






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






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






39. Maximum output of business cycle






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






41. Cyclical unemployment is at 0






42. 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






43. Temporary and associated with turnover in the labor market






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






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