After a boat rescues everyone else from Gilligan's Island, the Professor and Gilligan remain behind, afraid of getting shipwrecked again with the same bunch of people. The Professor grows coconuts and catches fish. Last year he harvested 2,000 coconuts and caught 1,750 fish. He values one fish as worth two coconuts. The Professor gave 400 coconuts to Gilligan in exchange for help in the harvest, and he gave Gilligan 175 fish in exchange for collecting worms for use in fishing. Gilligan consumed all his coconuts and fish. In terms of fish, the GDP of Gilligan's Island is 2750. In terms of fish, consumption on Gilligan's Island is and investment is

After a boat rescues everyone else from Gilligan's Island, the Professor and Gilligan remain behind, afraid of getting shipwrecked again with the same bunch of people. The Professor grows coconuts and catches fish. Last year he harvested 2,000 coconuts and caught 1,750 fish. He values one fish as worth two coconuts. The Professor gave 400 coconuts to Gilligan in exchange for help in the harvest, and he gave Gilligan 175 fish in exchange for collecting worms for use in fishing. Gilligan consumed all his coconuts and fish. In terms of fish, the GDP of Gilligan's Island is 2750. In terms of fish, consumption on Gilligan's Island is and investment is

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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