Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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The table below represents the goods that are produced in Surrrey. Bread and water are used by the
citizens of the city. Half of all plows are used by the city council, while the rest are used by citizens.
Metal is used to produce plows and nothing more. When necessary, use 2013 as the base year. The
typical consumer buys 10 bread, 100 water, and 2 plows. Use this table for questions 2-9.
Bread
Water
Plows
Metal
Price
Quantity
Price
Quantity
Price Quantity
Price
Quantity
2011
$2
100
$1
1000
$150
60
$43
800
1100 $200
1100 $200
2012
$3
110
$1
70
$44
875
2013
$3
120
$1
70
$46
900
2014
$5
120
$2
1100
$210
40
$49
934
2. Calculate Real GDP for all years. (6 pts.)
3. Calculate GDP deflator for all years. (6 pts.)
4. Calculate the GDP growth rate for all adjacent years. (3 pts.)
5. Calculate the basket costs for all years. (6 pts.)
6. Calculate CPI for all years. (6 pts.)
7. Calculate inflation for all adjacent years. (3 pts.)
2 CH
work
(10 pts )
Expert Solution

Step 1
Real GDP is the monetary value of all the final goods and services produced within the national boundaries of an economy calculated at prices in the base year.
Here, the final goods are bread, water and plows.
Metal is an intermediate good as its sole use is in production of plows and nothing more.
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