Calculate the total value of goods and services at current prices in this economy each year?  Calculate the total value of goods and services at constant prices in this economy each year? (Note: GDP deflator for 2015 is 100) What is the growth rate of Real GDP between 2016 and 2017?

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Using the table below answer the following questions:

  1. Calculate the total value of goods and services at current prices in this economy each
    year? 
  2. Calculate the total value of goods and services at constant prices in this economy each
    year? (Note: GDP deflator for 2015 is 100)
  3. What is the growth rate of Real GDP between 2016 and 2017? 
  4. What was the growth rate of Nominal GDP between 2016 and 2017? 
  5. Was the growth rate of real GDP higher or lower that the growth rate of nominal
    GDP? Explain. 
  6. Using 2015 as the base year, calculate the CPI for each year. 
  7. Calculate the inflation rate for 2015, 2016 and 2017. 
  8. Given the following on a closed economy.
    C = 40 + 0.8Yd C= consumption
    I = 55 – 200r I= Investment
    G = 20 G = government spending
    T = 20 T = Taxes
    Ye = 400 Ye = National Income
    r = rate of interest


Determine the following: 3 marks each
The equilibrium level of consumption
The level of investment
The level of interest rate
The level of Private savings
The level of Public savings
The level of national savings

Year Price of T-Shirt Quantity of T-Shirt Price of Pajamas Quantity of Pajamas

2015

10 120 12 200
2016 12 300 15 200
2017 14 275 18 180
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