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CLEP Macroeconomics: National Income And Price Determination

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. Decrease in AD






2. Equilibrium real GDP exceeds potential GDP






3. When AD increases - real GDP __________.






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






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






6. Relationship between saving and disposable income






7. Real GDP and around potential GDP






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






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






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






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






12. Price level exceeds equilibrium price






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






21. Equilibrium real GDP is below potential GDP






22. 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






23. Increase in AD






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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






32. MPC






33. Slopes downward






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






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






36. Potential GDP






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






38. Economic growth






39. MPC + MPS






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






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






42. Economic slowdown






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






44. When AD increases - the price level ________.






45. Increase in long-term growth






46. Relationship between consumption expenditure and disposable income