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CLEP Macroeconomics: National Income And Price Determination

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. When potential GDP increases - both LAS and SAS curves shift _____.






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






3. Economic slowdown






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






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






6. When AD increases - the price level ________.






7. Relationship between saving and disposable income






8. Potential GDP






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






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






11. Increase in AD






12. Increase in long-term growth






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






14. Equilibrium real GDP exceeds potential GDP






15. Decrease in AD






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Real GDP and around potential GDP






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






24. MPC + MPS






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






26. Relationship between consumption expenditure and disposable income






27. Price level exceeds equilibrium price






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






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






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






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






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






33. Slopes downward






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






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






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






37. Equilibrium real GDP is below potential GDP






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






40. MPC






41. When AD increases - real GDP __________.






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






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.






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






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






46. Economic growth