Consider a country in which three goods (A, B, and C) are produced. The following table shows data for prices and quantities produced for two years. Quantities produced Unit prices   Quantities produced Unit prices   Q1 Q2 P1 P2 Good A 51 45 10 14 Good B 23 54 10 6 Good C 6 12 10 8   Using year 1 as the base year, what is the value of the GDP deflator between years 1 and 2? Hint: Remember that the GDP deflator is a way of measuring the aggregate change in prices from one period to another. a. -25% b. 8% c. 12.5% d. 0%

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Consider a country in which three goods (A, B, and C) are produced. The following table shows data for prices and quantities produced for two years. Quantities produced Unit prices

  Quantities produced Unit prices
  Q1 Q2 P1 P2
Good A 51 45 10 14
Good B 23 54 10 6
Good C 6 12 10 8

 

Using year 1 as the base year, what is the value of the GDP deflator between years 1 and 2? Hint: Remember that the GDP deflator is a way of measuring the aggregate change in prices from one period to another.

a. -25%

b. 8%

c. 12.5%

d. 0%

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