Consider an economy producing apples and bananas with the following data.   2017 2018 apples sold 1 billion at £1 each  2 billion at £2 each bananas sold 1 billion at £1 each 2 billion at £3 each 1. Using 2017 as the base year, calculate for each year (a) nominal GDP  (b) real GDP  (c) GDP deflator  (d) CPI inde

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Consider an economy producing apples and bananas with the following data.

  2017 2018
apples sold 1 billion at £1 each  2 billion at £2 each
bananas sold 1 billion at £1 each 2 billion at £3 each


1. Using 2017 as the base year, calculate for each year
(a) nominal GDP 
(b) real GDP 
(c) GDP deflator 
(d) CPI index 


2. Using your answer to question (1.c) and question (1.d) explain whether the change in the CPI between year 2017 and 2018 overstate, understate or correctly state the change in the “cost of living”. Distinguish between this particular numerical case and
the general case.

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