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CLEP Macroeconomics: National Income And Price Determination

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. Potential GDP






2. Decrease in AD






3. 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






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






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






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






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






8. Equilibrium real GDP is below potential GDP






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Equilibrium real GDP exceeds potential GDP






23. When AD increases - real GDP __________.






24. Increase in AD






25. 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.






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






27. Relationship between saving and disposable income






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






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






30. Real GDP and around potential GDP






31. Increase in long-term growth






32. MPC + MPS






33. MPC






34. Price level exceeds equilibrium price






35. When AD increases - the price level ________.






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






37. Economic growth






38. A rise in resource costs (labor - fuel - material - etc) will _______ SAS.






39. Economic slowdown






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






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






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






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






44. Slopes downward






45. Relationship between consumption expenditure and disposable income






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