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