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CLEP Macroeconomics: National Income And Price Determination

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. People change consumption preferences daily between domestic goods and services and foreign goods and services






2. Economic slowdown






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






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






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






6. Increase in AD






7. Economic growth






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






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






10. Real GDP and around potential GDP






11. Decrease in AD






12. Relationship between saving and disposable income






13. Slopes downward






14. Price level exceeds equilibrium price






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






20. Equilibrium real GDP exceeds potential GDP






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






22. 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






23. Relationship between consumption expenditure and disposable income






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






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






26. Potential GDP






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. MPC






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






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






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






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






39. MPC + MPS






40. When AD increases - real GDP __________.






41. 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






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






43. Equilibrium real GDP is below potential GDP






44. When AD increases - the price level ________.






45. Increase in long-term growth






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