The table below presents a brief summary of City A’s total spending, local GDP, and population changes. Read the table and answer the following questions.                   2010 2020 Total spending ($ million) 89 104.12 Local GDP ($ millions) 110 134 Population 50,000 56,275 CPI deflators (2012=1) 0.96 1.05   Calculate % change for City A’s total spending from 2010 to 2020 in current dollars. *Results round to the nearest 2 decimal places.  Calculate % change for City A’s total spending from 2010 to 2020 in constant dollars. *Results round to the nearest 2 decimal places.  Why does % change calculated from constant dollars differ from % change calculated from current dollar? Calculate per capita spending in 2010 and 2020, respectively, using constant dollars. *Results round to the nearest dollar.  2010 per capita spending: 2020 per capita spending: Calculate the compound annual growth rate of per capita spending from 2010 to 2020 Calculate spending-to-GDP ratios in 2010 and 2020, respectively

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  1. The table below presents a brief summary of City A’s total spending, local GDP, and population changes. Read the table and answer the following questions.

               

 

2010

2020

Total spending ($ million)

89

104.12

Local GDP ($ millions)

110

134

Population

50,000

56,275

CPI deflators (2012=1)

0.96

1.05

 

  1. Calculate % change for City A’s total spending from 2010 to 2020 in current dollars.

*Results round to the nearest 2 decimal places. 

  1. Calculate % change for City A’s total spending from 2010 to 2020 in constant dollars.

*Results round to the nearest 2 decimal places. 

  1. Why does % change calculated from constant dollars differ from % change calculated from current dollar?
  2. Calculate per capita spending in 2010 and 2020, respectively, using constant dollars.

*Results round to the nearest dollar. 

2010 per capita spending:

2020 per capita spending:

  1. Calculate the compound annual growth rate of per capita spending from 2010 to 2020
  2. Calculate spending-to-GDP ratios in 2010 and 2020, respectively.

*Results round to the nearest 2 decimal places. 

2010 spending-to-GDP ratio:

2020 spending-to-GDP ratio:

  1. Interpret what the two spending-to-GDP ratios tell us about City A’s spending trend.
  2. Assuming City A’s population grows at a constant rate in the next decade. Based on the information in the table, estimate City A’s population in 2030.  

*Final results round to the nearest integer.

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