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CLEP Macroeconomics: National Income And Price Determination

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. The fraction of a change in disposable income that is saved






2. When AD increases - the price level ________.






3. When AD increases - real GDP __________.






4. Relationship between saving and disposable income






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






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






7. 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.






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






9. Potential GDP






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






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






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






13. Slopes downward






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






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






16. MPC + MPS






17. Economic growth






18. Real GDP and around potential GDP






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






20. MPC






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






22. Relationship between consumption expenditure and disposable income






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






24. Price level exceeds equilibrium price






25. Increase in AD






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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






32. Equilibrium real GDP is below potential GDP






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






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






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






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






37. Decrease in AD






38. 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






39. Increase in long-term growth






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






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






42. Economic slowdown






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






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






45. Equilibrium real GDP exceeds potential GDP






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