Suppose the information in the following table is for a simple economy that produces only the following four goods: shoes, hamburgers, shirts, and cotton. Further, assume that all of the cotton is used to produce shirts. Product Shoes Hamburgers Shirts Cotton 2012 Statistics Quantity 90 80 70 11,000 Price $50.00 2.50 40.00 0.09 2020 Statistics Quantity 100 110 60 10,000 Price $60.00 2.50 35.00 0.08 2021 Statistics Quantity 100 125 85 11,000 Price $65.00 2.75 35.00 0.07 a. If the base year is the year 2012, then real GDP for 2020 equals $ (round your answer to the nearest penny) and the real GDP for 2021 equals $ (round your answer to the nearest penny). b. The (annual) growth rate of real GDP in 2021 is%. (Enter your response as a percentage rounded to two decimal places.)
Suppose the information in the following table is for a simple economy that produces only the following four goods: shoes, hamburgers, shirts, and cotton. Further, assume that all of the cotton is used to produce shirts. Product Shoes Hamburgers Shirts Cotton 2012 Statistics Quantity 90 80 70 11,000 Price $50.00 2.50 40.00 0.09 2020 Statistics Quantity 100 110 60 10,000 Price $60.00 2.50 35.00 0.08 2021 Statistics Quantity 100 125 85 11,000 Price $65.00 2.75 35.00 0.07 a. If the base year is the year 2012, then real GDP for 2020 equals $ (round your answer to the nearest penny) and the real GDP for 2021 equals $ (round your answer to the nearest penny). b. The (annual) growth rate of real GDP in 2021 is%. (Enter your response as a percentage rounded to two decimal places.)
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![Suppose the information in the following table is for a simple economy that produces only the following four goods: shoes, hamburgers,
shirts, and cotton. Further, assume that all of the cotton is used to produce shirts.
Product
Shoes
Hamburgers
Shirts
Cotton
2012 Statistics
Quantity
90
80
70
11,000
Price
$50.00
2.50
40.00
0.09
2020 Statistics
Quantity
100
110
60
10,000
Price
$60.00
2.50
35.00
0.08
2021 Statistics
Quantity Price
100 $65.00
125
85
11,000
2.75
35.00
0.07
a. If the base year is the year 2012, then real GDP for 2020 equals $ (round your answer to the nearest penny) and the real GDP for
2021 equals $ (round your answer to the nearest penny).
b. The (annual) growth rate of real GDP in 2021 is%. (Enter your response as a percentage rounded to two decimal places.)](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F963f7515-03fc-48e7-b6eb-dd7da14fe76e%2Fa20dfba6-8dde-4ab6-879b-23c98ad9f2ef%2Fu8wa93w_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose the information in the following table is for a simple economy that produces only the following four goods: shoes, hamburgers,
shirts, and cotton. Further, assume that all of the cotton is used to produce shirts.
Product
Shoes
Hamburgers
Shirts
Cotton
2012 Statistics
Quantity
90
80
70
11,000
Price
$50.00
2.50
40.00
0.09
2020 Statistics
Quantity
100
110
60
10,000
Price
$60.00
2.50
35.00
0.08
2021 Statistics
Quantity Price
100 $65.00
125
85
11,000
2.75
35.00
0.07
a. If the base year is the year 2012, then real GDP for 2020 equals $ (round your answer to the nearest penny) and the real GDP for
2021 equals $ (round your answer to the nearest penny).
b. The (annual) growth rate of real GDP in 2021 is%. (Enter your response as a percentage rounded to two decimal places.)
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