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