7. Consider an economy that produces and consumes hot dogs and hamburgers. In the following table...

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7. • Consider an economy that produces and consumes hot dogs and hamburgers. In the following table are data for two different years.

2010 2020 Good Quantity Price Quantity Price Hot dogs 200 $2 250 $4 Hamburgers 200 $3 500 $4

a. Using 2010 as the base year, compute the following statistics for each year: nominal GDP, real GDP, the implicit price deflator for GDP, and the CPI.

b. By what percentage did prices rise between 2010 and 2020? Give the answer for each good and for the two measures of the overall price level. Compare the answers given by the Laspeyres and Paasche price indexes. Explain the difference.

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Macroeconomics

ISBN: 9781319263904

11th Edition

Authors: N. Gregory Mankiw

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