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