Consider an economy that produces bread and cars. In the table 2.1 below are data for the different years: Table 2.1       Year 2008 Year 2018 Price of a loaf of bread $10 $20 Number of loaves of bread 500,000 400,000 Price of a car $50,000 $60,000 Number of cars produced 100 120     Using the year 2008 as the base year, compute the following for each year: i. Nominal GDP   ii. Real GDP   iii How much have prices risen between year 2008 and 2018?

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  1. Consider an economy that produces bread and cars. In the table 2.1 below are data for the different years:

Table 2.1

 

 

 

Year 2008

Year 2018

Price of a loaf of bread

$10

$20

Number of loaves of bread

500,000

400,000

Price of a car

$50,000

$60,000

Number of cars produced

100

120

 

 

Using the year 2008 as the base year, compute the following for each year:

i.

Nominal GDP

 

ii.

Real GDP

 
iii How much have prices risen between year 2008 and 2018?  

 

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