Consider a simple economy that produces two goods: beers and enamel pins. The following table shows the prices and quantities of the goods over a three-year period. Beers 2 3 2 Price Quantity Price Quantity Year (Dollars per beer) (Number of beers) (Dollars per enamel pin) (Number of enamel pins) 2019 255 2020 165 2021 130 Enamel pins 2 3 3 195 190 195
Consider a simple economy that produces two goods: beers and enamel pins. The following table shows the prices and quantities of the goods over a three-year period. Beers 2 3 2 Price Quantity Price Quantity Year (Dollars per beer) (Number of beers) (Dollars per enamel pin) (Number of enamel pins) 2019 255 2020 165 2021 130 Enamel pins 2 3 3 195 190 195
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Transcribed Image Text:5. Real versus nominal GDP
Consider a simple economy that produces two goods: beers and enamel pins. The following table shows the prices and quantities of the goods over a
three-year period.
Price
Year (Dollars per beer)
2019
2
2020
3
2021
2
Beers
Year
2019
2020
2021
Use the information from the preceding table to fill in the following table.
Nominal GDP
(Dollars)
Quantity
(Number of beers)
255
165
130
From 2020 to 2021, nominal GDP
The inflation rate in 2021 was
Real GDP
(Base year 2019, dollars) GDP Deflator
Price
(Dollars per enamel pin)
2
3
and real GDP
Enamel pins
3
Why is real GDP a more accurate measure of an economy's production than nominal GDP?
Quantity
(Number of enamel pins)
195
190
195
O Real GDP is not influenced by price changes, but nominal GDP is.
O Real GDP does not include the value of intermediate goods and services, but nominal GDP does.
O Real GDP includes the value of exports, but nominal GDP does not.
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