Review Ch 2: Calculating Nominal and Real GDP Consider an economy that produces and consumes pizzas and salads. In the following table are data for two different years: Pizza Salad 2015 Price $3 $2 Quantity 200 200 2016 Price $4 $4 • Real GDP in 2015 at 2016 prices • Real GDP in 2016 at 2016 prices • Real GDP in 2015 chain-weighted Answer in the numerical questions below. Quantity 500 250 Using 2016 (as opposed to 2015 in your practice class) as the base year and the basket in the base year as the reference basket, compute the following statistics for each year.

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Review Ch 2: Calculating Nominal and Real GDP
Consider an economy that produces and consumes pizzas and salads. In the following table are data for
two different years:
Pizza
Salad
Price
$3
$2
2015
Quantity
200
200
Price
$4
$4
2016
• Real GDP in 2015 at 2016 prices
• Real GDP in 2016 at 2016 prices
• Real GDP in 2015 chain-weighted
Answer in the numerical questions below.
Quantity
500
250
Using 2016 (as opposed to 2015 in your practice class) as the base year and the basket in the base year as
the
basket, compute the following statistics for each year.
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Finally, let's get Real GDP in 2015 using chain-weighting.
Use the previous growth rate, and transform it to simple
units (not percents) by dividing over 100. That is, if you
got 50%, then 50/100 = 0.5. (Note: the answer is not
50%, this is just an example). Call it chain growth.
Next, use that number to get the value of GDP in 2015
that would result in that growth and give you nominal
GDP in 2016 (reminder from practice: that is 3000). That
is, solve for Real GDP 201 Chain in the following
equation:
Real GDP chain 2015(1+ chain growth)=3000
Round to the nearest integer.
Transcribed Image Text:Review Ch 2: Calculating Nominal and Real GDP Consider an economy that produces and consumes pizzas and salads. In the following table are data for two different years: Pizza Salad Price $3 $2 2015 Quantity 200 200 Price $4 $4 2016 • Real GDP in 2015 at 2016 prices • Real GDP in 2016 at 2016 prices • Real GDP in 2015 chain-weighted Answer in the numerical questions below. Quantity 500 250 Using 2016 (as opposed to 2015 in your practice class) as the base year and the basket in the base year as the basket, compute the following statistics for each year. Show Transcribed Text Finally, let's get Real GDP in 2015 using chain-weighting. Use the previous growth rate, and transform it to simple units (not percents) by dividing over 100. That is, if you got 50%, then 50/100 = 0.5. (Note: the answer is not 50%, this is just an example). Call it chain growth. Next, use that number to get the value of GDP in 2015 that would result in that growth and give you nominal GDP in 2016 (reminder from practice: that is 3000). That is, solve for Real GDP 201 Chain in the following equation: Real GDP chain 2015(1+ chain growth)=3000 Round to the nearest integer.
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