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CLEP Macroeconomics: National Income And Price Determination

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. A rise in resource costs (labor - fuel - material - etc) will _______ SAS.






2. The government's attempt to influence the economy by setting and changing interest rates - the exchange rate - and the quantity of money






3. Decrease in AD






4. Increased AD brings a(n) ___________ in SAS.






5. The relationship between the quantity of real GDP supplied and the price level when the money wage rate and all other influences on production plans remain constant






6. A rise in the price level at a constant money wage rate brings a change in employment and real GDP and a movement along the ___ curve.






7. When AD increases - the price level ________.






8. Equilibrium real GDP is below potential GDP






9. Equilibrium real GDP exceeds potential GDP






10. The government's attempt to influence the economy by setting and changing taxes - transfer payments - and expenditures on goods and services






11. The ratio of change in consumption to change in income






12. MPC






13. The relationship between the quantity of real GDP supplied and the price level when real GDP equals potential GDP; potential GDP is real GDP when all the economy's labor - capital - land - and entrepreneurial ability are fully employed






14. The value of consumption goods and services bought by households






15. Relationship between saving and disposable income






16. Real GDP and around potential GDP






17. Economic slowdown






18. When AD increases - real GDP __________.






19. Indicates simultaneous change in price level and money wage rate






20. Job expectations - fiscal or monetary policy - world economy - inflation - profits






21. Disposable Income (DI) = Consumption(C) + Saving Consumption (S)






22. Increase in long-term growth






23. Relationship between consumption expenditure and disposable income






24. The point on a consumption function where the consumption line intersects the 45 degree line






25. The relationship between the quantity of real GDP supplied and the price level






26. Relationship between the quantity of real GDP demanded and the price level






27. MPC + MPS






28. Sum of the quantities of all the final goods produced in the economy






29. Potential GDP






30. Price levels rise due to a decrease in Short Run Aggregate Supply






31. Slopes downward






32. When potential GDP increases - both LAS and SAS curves shift _____.






33. Economic growth






34. Increase in AD






35. A non-price related change causes a _____ in the demand curve






36. A persistent increase in aggregate demand that exceeds the increase in potential GDP






37. A rise in both the price level and the money wage rate that maintains full employment brings a movement along the ____ curve.






38. Change in consumption expenditure divided by the change in disposable income






39. Tendency for increases in the price level to lower the purchasing power of assets of financial assets and reduce total spending in the economy






40. When the money wage rate rises - the SAS curve shifts ____ but the LAS curve remains unchanged.






41. People change consumption preferences daily between domestic goods and services and foreign goods and services






42. The change in savings divided by the change in disposable income






43. The fraction of a change in disposable income that is saved






44. The quantity of real GDP demanded equals the quantity of real GDP supplied






45. Price level exceeds equilibrium price






46. When Short Run Aggregate Supply decreases - Real GDP falls below Potential GDP and the price level _________.