Assume an economy consumes only two goods: food and clothing. The prices and quantities produced domestically of each good for two different years are shown in the table below. Year 1 quantity Year 2 quantity Year 1 price Year 2 price Food 5000 5500 $2 $5 Clothing 1000 1200 $30 $25 What is the nominal GDP for year 2? What is the real GDP for year 2, using year 1 as the base year? What is the GDP deflator? (2 decimal places)

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Assume an economy consumes only two goods: food and clothing. The prices and quantities produced domestically of each good for
two different years are shown in the table below.
Year 1 quantity Year 2 quantity Year 1 price Year 2 price
Food
5000
5500
$2
$5
Clothing 1000
1200
$30
$25
What is the nominal GDP for year 2?
What is the real GDP for year 2, using year 1 as the base year?
What is the GDP deflator? (2 decimal places)
What was the result on the overall price level?
no ch
increased
decreased
Transcribed Image Text:Assume an economy consumes only two goods: food and clothing. The prices and quantities produced domestically of each good for two different years are shown in the table below. Year 1 quantity Year 2 quantity Year 1 price Year 2 price Food 5000 5500 $2 $5 Clothing 1000 1200 $30 $25 What is the nominal GDP for year 2? What is the real GDP for year 2, using year 1 as the base year? What is the GDP deflator? (2 decimal places) What was the result on the overall price level? no ch increased decreased
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  Year 1 quantity Year 2 quantity Year 1 price Year 2 price
Food 5000 5500 $2 $5
Clothing 1000 1200 $30 $25

Year 1 is the base year

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