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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. Periodic and predictable economic changes






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






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






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






5. GDP = C + Ig + G + Xn






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






7. Monetary






8. All investment spending by government and business firms






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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. Frictional + structural unemployment






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






26. 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






27. Recurrent ups and downs of economic activity






28. The average of all prices is falling






29. Output sacrificed due to unemployment






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






31. Cyclical unemployment is at 0






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






33. Cost of living allowance






34. Temporary and associated with turnover in the labor market






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






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






37. Personal income less income taxes






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






39. 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.






40. 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






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






42. 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






43. Maximum output of business cycle






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






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






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






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






48. 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)






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






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






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