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CLEP Macroeconomics: National Income And Price Determination

Subjects : clep, economics
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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. When AD increases - the price level ________.






3. 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






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






5. 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






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






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






8. Economic slowdown






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






10. Real GDP and around potential GDP






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






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






13. Increase in AD






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






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






16. Price level exceeds equilibrium price






17. Relationship between saving and disposable income






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






23. Slopes downward






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






25. Equilibrium real GDP is below potential GDP






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






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






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






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






30. Increase in long-term growth






31. Decrease in AD






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






33. Relationship between consumption expenditure and disposable income






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






35. MPC






36. When AD increases - real GDP __________.






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






38. Potential GDP






39. Economic growth






40. MPC + MPS






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






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






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






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






45. Equilibrium real GDP exceeds potential GDP






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