An economy produces three products, bags, computers and shirts. The prices and quantities of these products in 2020 and 2021 are shown in the table below: 2020 2021 Price Price Quantity Quantity 300 $10 $12 330 Bags Computers $600 100 $650 110 Shirts $18 2,000 $20 2,200 2020 2021 Measure the nominal and real GDP for 2019 and 2020, using 2020 as the base year. Measure the nominal and real GDP growth rate in 2021. Which value is more accurate in measuring the growth rate of the economy? Explain. (b) The information on price and quantity of three products consumed by a typical household in the year 2020 and 2021 is given by the table below 2020 2021 Price Quantity Price 10 Quantity $5 $5.50 12 Fish Beef $10 5 $11 4 Train Ride $8 20 $9 22 Using 2020 as the base year, measure the CPI for 2021 and the inflation rate in 2021. Does this inflation rate correctly measure the cost of living changes for households in 2021? Explain

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An economy produces three products, bags, computers and shirts. The prices and quantities of these products in 2020 and 2021 are shown in the table below: 2020 2021 Price Price Quantity Quantity 300 $10 $12 330 Bags Computers $600 100 $650 110 Shirts $18 2,000 $20 2,200 2020 2021 Measure the nominal and real GDP for 2019 and 2020, using 2020 as the base year. Measure the nominal and real GDP growth rate in 2021. Which value is more accurate in measuring the growth rate of the economy? Explain.

(b) The information on price and quantity of three products consumed by a typical household in the year 2020 and 2021 is given by the table below 2020 2021 Price Quantity Price 10 Quantity $5 $5.50 12 Fish Beef $10 5 $11 4 Train Ride $8 20 $9 22 Using 2020 as the base year, measure the CPI for 2021 and the inflation rate in 2021. Does this inflation rate correctly measure the cost of living changes for households in 2021? Explain. 

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