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CLEP Macroeconomics: Measurement Of Economic Performance

Subjects : clep, economics
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. All people who are either employed or unemployed - but excludes people who are institutionalized or in the military






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






10. Inflation caused by excess demand in the economy






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Output sacrificed due to unemployment






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. All investment spending by government and business firms






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






32. 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






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






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






35. Recurrent ups and downs of economic activity






36. 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






37. Frictional + structural unemployment






38. Monetary






39. Maximum output of business cycle






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






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






42. Cost of living allowance






43. Consumption - investment - government - and net exports






44. The average of all prices is falling






45. Periodic and predictable economic changes






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


47. Personal income less income taxes






48. GDP = C + Ig + G + Xn






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






50. 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)