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