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