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