24. c. $265
(Real GDP for 2017 = sum of product of quantities of 2017 and
prices of 2010 of respective items = (12)*(3) + (15)*(5) + (7)*(22)
= 36 + 75 + 154 = 265)
25. c. above
(overall inflation rate will exceed the core rate of inflation)
24. Use the following data to compute the real GDP for 2017 using 2010 as the...
Use the following information to answer questions 2 – 7: 2010 2017 Real GDP (2010 dollars) $5T $6.5T Nominal GDP $5T $7.5T Population 98MM 114MM Labor Force 55MM 60MM Inventory (2010 dollars) $250B $410B Net Exports (2010 dollars) $510B $450B 5. What was the annualized productivity growth rate from 2010 through 2017? Be precise (don’t approximate).
Using the following information for the region of New England: Nominal GDP Real GDP Population Year (millions) (millions 2005 $’s) 491,139 623,792 13,642,253 1997 799,219 830,455 14,279,291 2007 1,021,856 883,228 14,810,068 2017 What is the average annual growth rate for New England’s economy for the time periods listed? What is the average annual inflation rate for New England for the time periods listed? To what extent are living standards likely changing in this...
2) Using the following information for the region of New England: Nominal GDP(millions) Real GDP(millions 2005 $'s) Population Year 491,139 623,792 13,642,253 1997 799,219 830,228 14,279,291 2007 1,021,856 883,228 14,810,068 2017 What is the average annual growth rate for New England’s economy for the time periods listed? What is the average annual inflation rate for New England for the time periods listed? To what extent are living standards likely changing in this economy? Support your claim using evidence from the...
4. Use the following data to compute the College Price Index for 2017 using the base 1987 = 100. Item Price in 1987 Quantity per Month in 1987 Price in 2017 $25 55 Button-down shirts $10 Loafers Sneakers 10 Textbooks Jeans 12 Restaurant meals 3 35 40 3 30 14
Table 6.1: Output Growth and Inflation Forecasts(a) Per cent Dec 2017 Jun 2018 Dec 2019 un 2019 Dec 2019 un 2020 GDP growth 2% 5.5 1.9 1% 3% 5% 24 1% 2% 3% 5% 5% 5% 5% CP1 inflation 2% Underlying inflation 1% 2017 2017/18 2018 2018/19 2019 2019/20 GDP growth 3% 3% 3% (a) Technical assumptions include A$ at US$0.78, TWI at 64, Brent crude oil price at US$64 per barrel; shaded regions are historical data (b) Average rate...
Use the following data to answer the questions below: Billions of dollars 600 28 20 Category Consumption Depreciation Retained earnings Gross investment Imports Exports Net foreign factor income Government purchases 50 60 70 18 80 Instructions: Enter your responses rounded to the nearest whole number a. How much is GDP? billion b. How much is net investment? billion c. How much is national income? $ billion To better understand how inflation is measured, suppose the prices listed in the table...
34. All of the following will increase potential real GDP except a. an increase in the amount of natural resources available. b. an increase in the percentage of the population that attends college. c. an increase in the cost of living (money prices). d. an improvement in technology. 35. Which of the following is not a problem associated with Real GDP as a measure of social welfare? a. It excludes intermediate goods as a separate entry. b. It does not...
1. Year Nominal GDP GDP Price deflator Real GDP Inflation Rate Growth Rate 2008 $14,833.60 99.23 -- -- 2009 14,417.90 100.00 2010 14,779.40 101.21 2011 15,052.40 103.20 2012 15,470.70 105.00 2013 15,759.00 106.59 2014 17,420.70 108.27 2015 18,287.20 110.01 2016 18,905.50 112.08 2017 19,738.90 114.27 a. Fill in the blanks in the table above and show your work. b. Over this time period, does inflation...
2. Download the annual real GDP and GDP data of the United States 1950-2018 from FRED. For the real GDP, the data online is chain-weighted and uses 2012 as the base year. In the lecture hursday, I showed you the detailed method and calculated the new chain-weighted real GDP when 1990 is the base year. You are required to calculate a new sequence of chain- weighted real GDP given a new base-year. The base year you should use in your...
The economy of Euphoria has the following economic data. Year 2016 2017 2018 Nominal Gross Domestic Product ($ billions) 1,625 1,675 1,697.50 Real Gross Domestic Product ($ billions) 2015 = 1,568.5 1,625 1,649.75 1,702.50 GDP deflator 100 101.53 99.71 % change in real Consumption spending 3 1.75 2.8 % change in real Investment spending 2 -10 5 Net exports ($ billions) -3,000 -6,000 -12,000 Unemployment rate (%) 5.3 5.8 5.2 Natural rate of unemployment 4.8 4.8 4.8 Index of production...