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CLEP Macroeconomics: National Income And Price Determination

Subjects : clep, economics
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  • Answer 46 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The government's attempt to influence the economy by setting and changing taxes - transfer payments - and expenditures on goods and services






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






3. Potential GDP






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






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






6. Decrease in AD






7. MPC + MPS






8. Equilibrium real GDP exceeds potential GDP






9. 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






10. Slopes downward






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






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






13. Real GDP and around potential GDP






14. Equilibrium real GDP is below potential GDP






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






25. MPC






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






27. Relationship between saving and disposable income






28. Economic growth






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






30. Price level exceeds equilibrium price






31. Increase in AD






32. When AD increases - real GDP __________.






33. When AD increases - the price level ________.






34. Relationship between consumption expenditure and disposable income






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Increase in long-term growth






45. Economic slowdown






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