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CLEP Macroeconomics: National Income And Price Determination
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Instructions:
Answer 46 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A non-price related change causes a _____ in the demand curve
short-run aggregate supply
shift
shift to left
equation for MPC
2. A rise in resource costs (labor - fuel - material - etc) will _______ SAS.
consumption function
decrease
shift to left
leftward shift of SAS
3. Potential GDP
right
aggregate demand
saving function
vertical LAS
4. A persistent increase in aggregate demand that exceeds the increase in potential GDP
saving function
decrease
inflation is a result of...
leftward shift of SAS
5. When Short Run Aggregate Supply decreases - Real GDP falls below Potential GDP and the price level _________.
marginal propensity to save (MPS)
increases
aggregate demand
break even income level
6. Disposable Income (DI) = Consumption(C) + Saving Consumption (S)
increases
decrease
equation for saving function
aggregate quantity
7. When potential GDP increases - both LAS and SAS curves shift _____.
stagflation
shift to left
right
left
8. The point on a consumption function where the consumption line intersects the 45 degree line
leftward shift of SAS
increases
aggregate demand
break even income level
9. When the money wage rate rises - the SAS curve shifts ____ but the LAS curve remains unchanged.
surplus
left
fluctuation in AD brings fluctuation in...
equation for MPS
10. Real GDP and around potential GDP
SAS
inflation is a result of...
fluctuation in AD brings fluctuation in...
left
11. Slopes downward
factors that cause shifts in AD curve
shift to left
AD curve
inflation is a result of...
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
equation for MPS
wealth effect
break even income level
SAS
13. 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
right
increase in potential GDP
long-run aggregate supply
substitution effect
14. Economic growth
right-ward shift of SAS
aggregate demand
increases
surplus
15. Equilibrium real GDP is below potential GDP
inflation is a result of...
recessionary gap
break even income level
long-run aggregate supply
16. Relationship between consumption expenditure and disposable income
shift
consumption function
right
increases
17. MPC + MPS
leftward shift of SAS
1
consumption function
factors that cause shifts in AD curve
18. Job expectations - fiscal or monetary policy - world economy - inflation - profits
left
factors that cause shifts in AD curve
increases
consumption expenditure
19. The quantity of real GDP demanded equals the quantity of real GDP supplied
left
short-run equilibrium
marginal propensity to consume (MPC)
break even income level
20. Increase in AD
shift to right
aggregate quantity
aggregate demand
factors that cause shifts in AD curve
21. The government's attempt to influence the economy by setting and changing interest rates - the exchange rate - and the quantity of money
surplus
short-run equilibrium
recessionary gap
monetary policy
22. Price levels rise due to a decrease in Short Run Aggregate Supply
decrease
stagflation
break even income level
increases
23. Price level exceeds equilibrium price
surplus
AD curve
marginal propensity to consume (MPC)
fluctuation in AD brings fluctuation in...
24. MPC
aggregate supply
aggregate demand
slope of consumption function is equal to...
marginal propensity to consume (MPC)
25. When AD increases - the price level ________.
AD curve
fluctuation in AD brings fluctuation in...
increases
short-run equilibrium
26. Change in consumption expenditure divided by the change in disposable income
recessionary gap
marginal propensity to save (MPS)
aggregate supply
equation for MPC
27. People change consumption preferences daily between domestic goods and services and foreign goods and services
decrease
increases
substitution effect
marginal propensity to save (MPS)
28. The ratio of change in consumption to change in income
marginal propensity to consume (MPC)
right-ward shift of SAS
equation for MPS
increase in potential GDP
29. When AD increases - real GDP __________.
leftward shift of SAS
increase in potential GDP
substitution effect
increases
30. Indicates simultaneous change in price level and money wage rate
decrease
movement along vertical LAS
factors that cause shifts in AD curve
slope of consumption function is equal to...
31. Relationship between the quantity of real GDP demanded and the price level
short-run aggregate supply
equation for MPS
long-run aggregate supply
aggregate demand
32. Increased AD brings a(n) ___________ in SAS.
shift
surplus
break even income level
decrease
33. Relationship between saving and disposable income
short-run aggregate supply
shift to right
saving function
decrease
34. A rise in both the price level and the money wage rate that maintains full employment brings a movement along the ____ curve.
slope of consumption function is equal to...
LAS
1
saving function
35. The relationship between the quantity of real GDP supplied and the price level
fiscal policy
stagflation
aggregate supply
increases
36. Increase in long-term growth
substitution effect
increase in potential GDP
slope of consumption function is equal to...
fluctuation in AD brings fluctuation in...
37. The change in savings divided by the change in disposable income
equation for MPS
fluctuation in AD brings fluctuation in...
shift to left
short-run aggregate supply
38. Decrease in AD
shift to left
decrease
increases
vertical LAS
39. Sum of the quantities of all the final goods produced in the economy
right-ward shift of SAS
aggregate quantity
equation for saving function
stagflation
40. 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.
SAS
monetary policy
surplus
factors that cause shifts in AD curve
41. The value of consumption goods and services bought by households
increases
consumption expenditure
inflationary gap
short-run equilibrium
42. The fraction of a change in disposable income that is saved
marginal propensity to save (MPS)
fiscal policy
aggregate quantity
stagflation
43. The government's attempt to influence the economy by setting and changing taxes - transfer payments - and expenditures on goods and services
consumption function
fiscal policy
saving function
inflationary gap
44. Economic slowdown
increases
leftward shift of SAS
fiscal policy
increases
45. 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
aggregate demand
increases
movement along vertical LAS
short-run aggregate supply
46. Equilibrium real GDP exceeds potential GDP
LAS
inflationary gap
shift
1