Consider the following data on Prices and Quantities of T-Shirts and Pajamas.    1. Calculate the total value of goods and services at current prices in this economy each year?  2. Calculate the total value of goods and services at constant prices in this economy each year? (Note: GDP deflator for 2015 is 100)  3. What is the growth rate of real GDP between 2016 and 2017?

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Consider the following data on Prices and Quantities of T-Shirts and Pajamas. 

 

1. Calculate the total value of goods and services at current prices in this economy each
year? 
2. Calculate the total value of goods and services at constant prices in this economy each
year? (Note: GDP deflator for 2015 is 100) 
3. What is the growth rate of real GDP between 2016 and 2017? 
4. What was the growth rate of nominal GDP between 2016 and 2017? 
5. Was the growth rate of real GDP higher or lower than the growth rate of nominal
GDP? Explain.
6. Using 2015 as the base year, calculate the CPI for each year. 
7. Calculate the inflation rate for 2015, 2016 and 2017. 

 

Year
2015
2016
2017
Price of
T-Shirts
$10
12
14
Quantity of T-
Shirts
120
300
275
Price of
Pajamas
$12
15
18
Quantity of
Pajamas
200
200
180
Transcribed Image Text:Year 2015 2016 2017 Price of T-Shirts $10 12 14 Quantity of T- Shirts 120 300 275 Price of Pajamas $12 15 18 Quantity of Pajamas 200 200 180
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4. What was the growth rate of nominal GDP
between 2016 and 2017?
5. Was the growth rate of real GDP higher or lower
than the growth rate of nominal
GDP? Explain.
6. Using 2015 as the base year, calculate the CPI for
each year.
7. Calculate the inflation rate for 2015, 2016 and
2017.
Year
2015
2016
2017
Price of
T-Shirts
$10
12
14
Quantity of T-
Shirts
120
300
275
Price of
Pajamas
$12
15
18
Quantity of
Pajamas
200
200
180
Transcribed Image Text:4. What was the growth rate of nominal GDP between 2016 and 2017? 5. Was the growth rate of real GDP higher or lower than the growth rate of nominal GDP? Explain. 6. Using 2015 as the base year, calculate the CPI for each year. 7. Calculate the inflation rate for 2015, 2016 and 2017. Year 2015 2016 2017 Price of T-Shirts $10 12 14 Quantity of T- Shirts 120 300 275 Price of Pajamas $12 15 18 Quantity of Pajamas 200 200 180
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i.What was the growth rate of nominal GDP between 2016 and 2017?

ii. Was the growth rate of real GDP higher or lower than the growth rate of nominal GDP? Explain.
iii.Using 2015 as the base year, calculate the CPI for each year.

iv. Calculate the inflation rate for 2015, 2016 and 2017. 

 

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  1. Consider the following data on Prices and Quantities of T-Shirts and Pyjamas.
    1. Using 2015 as the base year, calculate the CPI for each year.

    2015

     

     

    1. Calculate the inflation rate for 2015, 2016 and 2017.

    2015

     

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