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CLEP Macroeconomics: National Income And Price Determination

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. A persistent increase in aggregate demand that exceeds the increase in potential GDP






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






3. MPC






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






5. Economic growth






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






7. Relationship between saving and disposable income






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






9. Increase in long-term growth






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






11. Price level exceeds equilibrium price






12. Relationship between consumption expenditure and disposable income






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






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






15. Real GDP and around potential GDP






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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






22. When AD increases - the price level ________.






23. Potential GDP






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






25. 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






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






27. People change consumption preferences daily between domestic goods and services and foreign goods and services






28. When AD increases - real GDP __________.






29. Economic slowdown






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






31. 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.






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






33. Equilibrium real GDP exceeds potential GDP






34. Decrease in AD






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






36. Equilibrium real GDP is below potential GDP






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






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






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






40. MPC + MPS






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






42. Slopes downward






43. Increase in AD






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






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






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