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CLEP Macroeconomics: National Income And Price Determination

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. 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






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






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






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






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






6. Slopes downward






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






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






9. MPC






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






11. Potential GDP






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






13. Price level exceeds equilibrium price






14. Economic growth






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






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






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






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






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






20. Relationship between saving and disposable income






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






22. Increase in long-term growth






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






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






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






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






27. Relationship between consumption expenditure and disposable income






28. 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






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






30. Equilibrium real GDP exceeds potential GDP






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






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






33. Economic slowdown






34. MPC + MPS






35. Equilibrium real GDP is below potential GDP






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






37. When AD increases - real GDP __________.






38. Increase in AD






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






40. When AD increases - the price level ________.






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






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






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






44. Decrease in AD






45. 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.






46. Real GDP and around potential GDP