Given the information in the table below, what is country A's real aggregate product in B$ at constant purchasing power of year 2 for years 1, 2, and 3 respectively? Remember: step 1, make sure that the general price index has the correct base year; step 2, transform the nominal aggregate product in A$ into the real aggregate product in A$ using the correct general price index; and step 3, transform the real aggregate product in A$ into the real aggregate product in B$ using the correct exchange rate (and pay attention that exchanges rates are B$/A$, so you may need to use division or multiplication). a. C. Country A's nominal aggregate product in the local currency A$. Country A's general price index. e. Country B's nominal aggregate product in the local currency B$. Country B's general price index. Market exchange rate (B$/A$). B$1500, B$1800 and B$2250. b. B$2250, B$2700 and B$3375. PPP exchange rate (B$/A$). B$1875, B$2700 and B$3750. d. None of the alternatives is correct. B$694, B$833 and B$1042. Year 1 A$1000 1.000 B$2160 0.500 1.00 1.50 Year 2 A$1500 1.250 B$2592 0.625 1.20 1.80 Year 3 A$1800 1.200 B$3888 1.000 1.35 2.00
Given the information in the table below, what is country A's real aggregate product in B$ at constant purchasing power of year 2 for years 1, 2, and 3 respectively? Remember: step 1, make sure that the general price index has the correct base year; step 2, transform the nominal aggregate product in A$ into the real aggregate product in A$ using the correct general price index; and step 3, transform the real aggregate product in A$ into the real aggregate product in B$ using the correct exchange rate (and pay attention that exchanges rates are B$/A$, so you may need to use division or multiplication). a. C. Country A's nominal aggregate product in the local currency A$. Country A's general price index. e. Country B's nominal aggregate product in the local currency B$. Country B's general price index. Market exchange rate (B$/A$). B$1500, B$1800 and B$2250. b. B$2250, B$2700 and B$3375. PPP exchange rate (B$/A$). B$1875, B$2700 and B$3750. d. None of the alternatives is correct. B$694, B$833 and B$1042. Year 1 A$1000 1.000 B$2160 0.500 1.00 1.50 Year 2 A$1500 1.250 B$2592 0.625 1.20 1.80 Year 3 A$1800 1.200 B$3888 1.000 1.35 2.00
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![Given the information in the table below, what is country A's real aggregate product in B$ at constant purchasing power
of year 2 for years 1, 2, and 3 respectively? Remember: step 1, make sure that the general price index has the correct base
year; step 2, transform the nominal aggregate product in A$ into the real aggregate product in A$ using the correct
general price index; and step 3, transform the real aggregate product in A$ into the real aggregate product in B$ using
the correct exchange rate (and pay attention that exchanges rates are B$/A$, so you may need to use division or
multiplication).
a.
C.
Country A's nominal aggregate product in the local currency A$.
Country A's general price index.
e.
Country B's nominal aggregate product in the local currency B$.
Country B's general price index.
Market exchange rate (B$/A$).
B$1500, B$1800 and B$2250.
b.
B$2250, B$2700 and B$3375.
PPP exchange rate (B$/A$).
B$1875, B$2700 and B$3750.
d.
None of the alternatives is correct.
B$694, B$833 and B$1042.
Year 1
A$1000
1.000
B$2160
0.500
1.00
1.50
Year 2
A$1500
1.250
B$2592
0.625
1.20
1.80
Year 3
A$1800
1.200
B$3888
1.000
1.35
2.00](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fc1c3f56c-1983-4ccf-a295-8252176839f4%2F12643c4f-3af3-4570-9682-8b96dd1f816f%2Fs6omvj_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Given the information in the table below, what is country A's real aggregate product in B$ at constant purchasing power
of year 2 for years 1, 2, and 3 respectively? Remember: step 1, make sure that the general price index has the correct base
year; step 2, transform the nominal aggregate product in A$ into the real aggregate product in A$ using the correct
general price index; and step 3, transform the real aggregate product in A$ into the real aggregate product in B$ using
the correct exchange rate (and pay attention that exchanges rates are B$/A$, so you may need to use division or
multiplication).
a.
C.
Country A's nominal aggregate product in the local currency A$.
Country A's general price index.
e.
Country B's nominal aggregate product in the local currency B$.
Country B's general price index.
Market exchange rate (B$/A$).
B$1500, B$1800 and B$2250.
b.
B$2250, B$2700 and B$3375.
PPP exchange rate (B$/A$).
B$1875, B$2700 and B$3750.
d.
None of the alternatives is correct.
B$694, B$833 and B$1042.
Year 1
A$1000
1.000
B$2160
0.500
1.00
1.50
Year 2
A$1500
1.250
B$2592
0.625
1.20
1.80
Year 3
A$1800
1.200
B$3888
1.000
1.35
2.00
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