Part 1                                                                                                          P                      2015                       2020                         2021 Product Quantity Price Quantity Price Quantity Price MP3s     40  $250.00      45 $200.00     50 $150.00 Tacos 2,000        2.00 2,200       2.25 2,300       2.40 Coats   300      50.00    310     52.00   350     55.00 Real GDP is an important, although imperfect, indicator of the economic health of a nation. Consider the data above for a simple economy: Using 2015 as the base year, calculate nominal GDP and the real GDP, for 2020 and 2021.  Show your work.       Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the broadest measure of output for an economy.  However, GDP does not perfectly measure the well-being of a nation and its citizens' welfare.  What is GDP and what does it measures?  What are 4 shortcomings (limitations) of GDP as a measure of well-being and welfare?

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Product

Quantity

Price

Quantity

Price

Quantity

Price

MP3s

    40

 $250.00

     45

$200.00

    50

$150.00

Tacos

2,000

       2.00

2,200

      2.25

2,300

      2.40

Coats

  300

     50.00

   310

    52.00

  350

    55.00


Real GDP is an important, although imperfect, indicator of the economic health of a nation. Consider the data above for a simple economy: Using 2015 as the base year, calculate nominal GDP and the real GDP, for 2020 and 2021.  Show your work.  
 
 
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the broadest measure of output for an economy.  However, GDP does not perfectly measure the well-being of a nation and its citizens' welfare.  What is GDP and what does it measures?  What are 4 shortcomings (limitations) of GDP as a measure of well-being and welfare?
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