EBK MACROECONOMICS
EBK MACROECONOMICS
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780134896571
Author: CROUSHORE
Publisher: VST
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Chapter 2, Problem 6NP

(a)

To determine

The difference between the nominal gross domestic product of the two years; the base year and the current year.

(a)

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Each of the items in the quantity column of the table should be multiplied by the respective item in the price column to determine the nominal GDP value. The nominal GDP value of the current year is $200,000.

  NominalGDPinthecurrentyear_ Fruit Quantity Price TotalValue Apples 40003 12000 Bananas 140002 28000 Oranges 320005 160000

In calculating the nominal GDP for the base year, the quantity column must be multiplied by the price column which includes the price levels of the base year. The nominal GDP value of the base year is $56,000.

  NominalGDPinthebaseyear_ Fruit Quantity Price TotalValue Apples 30002 6000 Bananas 60003 18000 Oranges 80004 32000

  Percentageincreasesincethebaseyear=CurrentyearGDPBaseyearGDPBaseyearGDP×100=200,00056,00056,000×100=257.14%__

Since the base year, the nominal GDP has risen by 257.14%.

(b)

To determine

The difference between the real gross domestic product of the two years; the base year and the current year.

(b)

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In calculating the real GDP for the base year, the quantities of the three types of fruits must be multiplied by their respective price levels. These price levels are the base year price levels. In doing so, one could arrive at a GDP figure of $56000.

  RealGDPinthebaseyear_ Fruit Quantity Price TotalValue Apples 30002 6000 Bananas 60003 18000 Oranges 80004 32000

To derive the real GDP for the current year, the current year quantities of various kinds of fruits must be multiplied by their respective base year prices. In this relation, the real GDP for the current year is $178000.

  RealGDPinthecurrentyear_ Fruit Quantity Price TotalValue Apples 40002 8000 Bananas 140003 42000 Oranges 320004 128000

  Percentageincreasesincethebaseyear=CurrentyearGDPBaseyearGDPBaseyearGDP×100=178,00056,00056,000×100=217.86%__

Since the base year, the real GDP has risen by 217.86%.

(c)

To determine

The percentage change in the price level from the base year to the current year in light of the GDP deflators for the two time periods.

(c)

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The gross domestic product of a country is the total value of all final goods produced in monetary terms, within a given period of time (normally a year).

The deflator of the gross domestic product is the measure that indicates the changes in price levels of an economy with regard to a base year.

In other words, it is the percentage by which the price levels of an economy has changed over a given period of time.

The GDP deflator for the current year is being calculated by dividing the current year’s nominal GDP by the current year’s real GDP and multiplying the answer by 100. It is hence 112.36% in this case.

  GDPDeflatorforthecurrentyear=CurrentnominalGDPCurrentrealGDP×100=200000178000×100=112.36%__

The GDP deflator for the base year is being calculated by dividing the base year’s nominal GDP by the base year’s real GDP and multiplying the answer by 100. It is hence 100% in this relation.

  GDPDeflatorforthebaseyear=BasenominalGDPBaserealGDP×100=5600056000×100=100%__

  Percentagechangefrombasetocurrentyear=( GDPdeflatorofcurrentyear GDPdeflatorofbaseyear)=112.36100=12.36%__

One could identify a 12.36% change in the GDP deflator from the base year to the current year.

(d)

To determine

The reason why the nominal gross domestic product of the economy has changed over time.

(d)

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The nominal gross domestic product of an economy is calculated by multiplying the quantities of various products by their current price levels.

The difference between the nominal GDP of a base year and the current year is influenced by both the quantity changes as well as the price changes.

However, one could argue that the changes in quantity or the output level contribute more to this change than the price levels.

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