Page 550 1. Suppose that annual output in year 1 in a 3-good economy is 3 quarts of ice cream, 1 bottle of shampoo, and 3 jars of peanut butter. In year 2, the output mix changes to 5 quarts of ice cream, 2 bottles of shampoo, and 2 jars of peanut butter. If the prices in both years are $4 per quart for ice cream, $3 per bottle of shampoo, and $2 per jar of peanut butter, what was the economy's GDP in year 1? What was its GDP in year 2?

Suppose the information in the following table is for a simple economy that produces only the following four goods: shoes, hamburgers, shirts, and cotton. Further, assume that all of the cotton is used to produce shirts. 2020 Statistics 2021 Statistics Quantity 2012 Statistics Product Quantity Price Quantity Price Price $50.00 $65.00 Shoes Hamburgers Shirts Cotton $60.00 2.00 90 100 100 100 75 2.00 30.00 0.09 120 2.25 50 50 25.00 65 25.00 11,000 10,000 0.08 11,000 0.07 a. If the base year is the year 2012, then real GDP for 2020 equals $ 6700 (round your answer to the nearest penny) and the real GDP for 2021 equals $ (round your answer to the nearest penny).

Refer to the table below for a very simple economy producing three goods: movies, burgers and bikes. Steel bike frames are used for bike production and meat patties are used for making burgers.      2015 2020 Product Quantity Price Quantity Price Steel frames 10 $5000 20 $7500 Movies 30 $10 50 $15 Bikes 10 $10000 20 $15000 Meat patties 200 $1.50 300 $2.00 Burgers 200 $2.00 300 $3.00   What is the nominal GDP in 2020? What was the nominal GDP in 2015? What is the real GDP in 2020 using 2015 prices as base year prices? What is the real GDP growth rate between 2020 and 2015? Explain the three main types of unemployment and outline the policies that can be used to reduce each type of unemployment.

Suppose you have the following information about production levels of Ibs. of caviar and bottles of wine, and the market-clearing prices for each of the nine allocations: 5. Caviar Wine Pricecaviar Pricewine GDP Allocation $50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 $166.67 187.50 $350.00 175.00 A 90 100 B 80 200 214.29 250.00 300.00 116.67 87.50 70 300 60 400 E 50 500 70.00 375.00 500.00 58.33 50.00 F 40 600 G 30 700 H 20 800 750.00 43.75 I 10 900 1500.00 38.89 A. How much wine must be sacrificed to produce 1 more lb. of caviar? B. Is allocation point A efficient? (As in class, prove your conclusion with math) C. Which allocation point is efficient? (As in class, prove your conclusion with math) D. Suppose government assesses a tax of $40 per bottle of wine, but no tax on caviar. i) what will be the new equilibrium? Why? ii) how much of the tax is forward shifted? Explain iii) how much of the tax is backward shifted? Explain

4. Do you think that incomes and purchasing power are related? Are companies required to pay their employees more to compensate for higher costs of living?

Suppose that annual output in year 1 in a 3-good economy is 3 quarts of ice cream, 1 bottle of shampoo, and 3 jars of peanut butter. In year 2, the output mix changes to 5 quarts of ice cream, 2 bottles of shampoo, and 2 jars of peanut butter. 1.1. If the prices in both years are $4 per quart for ice cream, $3 per bottle of shampoo, and $2 per jar of peanut butter, what was the economy’s nominal GDP in year 1? Show the calculation. Recall that GDP is the core measure of an economy's health. Nominal GDP (also known as current–dollar economic statistics) is not adjusted to account for any price changes. To calculate nominal GDP (the value of all final goods and services evaluated at current-year prices) you have to use the formula: Nominal GDP= P*Q. To get a real picture of a nation's economic growth economists prefer using real GDP. To calculate real GDP (the value of all final goods and services evaluated at base-year prices for each year) you have to use the formula: Real GDP= P*Q.…