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CLEP Macroeconomics: National Income And Price Determination
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Instructions:
Answer 46 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Equilibrium real GDP exceeds potential GDP
leftward shift of SAS
equation for saving function
inflationary gap
right
2. Real GDP and around potential GDP
right-ward shift of SAS
shift
consumption expenditure
fluctuation in AD brings fluctuation in...
3. MPC + MPS
shift to left
break even income level
increases
1
4. The relationship between the quantity of real GDP supplied and the price level
shift to right
short-run equilibrium
aggregate supply
right-ward shift of SAS
5. Slopes downward
equation for MPS
decrease
AD curve
saving function
6. Relationship between the quantity of real GDP demanded and the price level
aggregate demand
inflationary gap
long-run aggregate supply
break even income level
7. Increased AD brings a(n) ___________ in SAS.
decrease
1
short-run equilibrium
aggregate supply
8. The change in savings divided by the change in disposable income
equation for MPS
leftward shift of SAS
surplus
left
9. Tendency for increases in the price level to lower the purchasing power of assets of financial assets and reduce total spending in the economy
inflation is a result of...
aggregate quantity
wealth effect
marginal propensity to save (MPS)
10. Relationship between consumption expenditure and disposable income
increases
SAS
consumption function
break even income level
11. The government's attempt to influence the economy by setting and changing interest rates - the exchange rate - and the quantity of money
monetary policy
stagflation
left
aggregate quantity
12. A non-price related change causes a _____ in the demand curve
fluctuation in AD brings fluctuation in...
shift
right-ward shift of SAS
short-run aggregate supply
13. A persistent increase in aggregate demand that exceeds the increase in potential GDP
inflation is a result of...
right
increase in potential GDP
surplus
14. Economic slowdown
fiscal policy
left
increases
leftward shift of SAS
15. When AD increases - the price level ________.
aggregate quantity
increases
fiscal policy
aggregate demand
16. The value of consumption goods and services bought by households
leftward shift of SAS
short-run equilibrium
shift to left
consumption expenditure
17. Price levels rise due to a decrease in Short Run Aggregate Supply
leftward shift of SAS
slope of consumption function is equal to...
stagflation
factors that cause shifts in AD curve
18. Increase in long-term growth
increase in potential GDP
shift
consumption expenditure
saving function
19. The government's attempt to influence the economy by setting and changing taxes - transfer payments - and expenditures on goods and services
decrease
increases
stagflation
fiscal policy
20. 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
equation for MPS
long-run aggregate supply
marginal propensity to consume (MPC)
monetary policy
21. Change in consumption expenditure divided by the change in disposable income
1
left
equation for MPC
increases
22. When AD increases - real GDP __________.
marginal propensity to save (MPS)
stagflation
decrease
increases
23. The fraction of a change in disposable income that is saved
equation for MPS
fluctuation in AD brings fluctuation in...
marginal propensity to save (MPS)
AD curve
24. Indicates simultaneous change in price level and money wage rate
short-run aggregate supply
movement along vertical LAS
stagflation
fiscal policy
25. People change consumption preferences daily between domestic goods and services and foreign goods and services
substitution effect
1
right
vertical LAS
26. A rise in resource costs (labor - fuel - material - etc) will _______ SAS.
break even income level
SAS
decrease
long-run aggregate supply
27. When potential GDP increases - both LAS and SAS curves shift _____.
aggregate quantity
long-run aggregate supply
stagflation
right
28. When Short Run Aggregate Supply decreases - Real GDP falls below Potential GDP and the price level _________.
increases
short-run equilibrium
recessionary gap
aggregate demand
29. Job expectations - fiscal or monetary policy - world economy - inflation - profits
fluctuation in AD brings fluctuation in...
decrease
factors that cause shifts in AD curve
saving function
30. Economic growth
shift to right
fluctuation in AD brings fluctuation in...
right-ward shift of SAS
vertical LAS
31. Relationship between saving and disposable income
factors that cause shifts in AD curve
saving function
decrease
stagflation
32. Price level exceeds equilibrium price
increase in potential GDP
aggregate quantity
surplus
short-run equilibrium
33. 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.
left
SAS
marginal propensity to save (MPS)
saving function
34. 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
shift
short-run aggregate supply
marginal propensity to consume (MPC)
1
35. Disposable Income (DI) = Consumption(C) + Saving Consumption (S)
slope of consumption function is equal to...
shift to right
equation for saving function
vertical LAS
36. The point on a consumption function where the consumption line intersects the 45 degree line
LAS
movement along vertical LAS
break even income level
AD curve
37. Equilibrium real GDP is below potential GDP
fiscal policy
fluctuation in AD brings fluctuation in...
recessionary gap
decrease
38. The quantity of real GDP demanded equals the quantity of real GDP supplied
equation for MPS
increases
short-run equilibrium
slope of consumption function is equal to...
39. Increase in AD
slope of consumption function is equal to...
increases
increase in potential GDP
shift to right
40. When the money wage rate rises - the SAS curve shifts ____ but the LAS curve remains unchanged.
long-run aggregate supply
leftward shift of SAS
left
slope of consumption function is equal to...
41. Decrease in AD
fiscal policy
shift to left
increases
stagflation
42. A rise in both the price level and the money wage rate that maintains full employment brings a movement along the ____ curve.
slope of consumption function is equal to...
shift
LAS
monetary policy
43. Potential GDP
break even income level
vertical LAS
monetary policy
increases
44. The ratio of change in consumption to change in income
equation for MPC
marginal propensity to consume (MPC)
shift to right
increases
45. MPC
slope of consumption function is equal to...
SAS
short-run equilibrium
break even income level
46. Sum of the quantities of all the final goods produced in the economy
factors that cause shifts in AD curve
LAS
aggregate quantity
shift to left