ALevel经济例题解析及练习Computing GDP

知识点：Computing GDP例题 Use the above data to solve these problems:

A.  Compute nominal GDP in 2007.

B.  Compute real GDP in 2008.

C.  Compute the GDP deflator in 2009.

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解析

A.  $30 x 900  +  $100 x 192  =  $46,200

B.  $30 x 1000  +  $100 x 200  =  $50,000

C.  Nom GDP = $36 x 1050 + $100 x 205 = $58,300

Real GDP = $30 x 1050 + $100 x 205 = $52,000

GDP deflator = 100 x (Nom GDP)/ (Real GDP) = 100 x ($58,300)/ ($52,000) = 112.1

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Your turnQuestion: GDP and its components

In each of the following cases, determine how much GDP and each of its components is affected (if at all).

A.  Debbie spends $200 to buy her husband dinner at the finest restaurant in Boston.

B.  Sarah spends $1800 on a new laptop to use in her publishing business.  The laptop was built in China.

C.  Jane spends $1200 on a computer to use in her editing business.  She got last year’s model on sale for a great price from a local manufacturer.

D.  General Motors builds $500 million worth of cars, but consumers only buy $470 million worth of them.

Correct Answer:

A.  Consumption and GDP rise by $200.

B.  Investment rises by $1800, net exports fall by $1800, GDP is unchanged.

C.  Current GDP and investment do not change, because the computer was built last year.

D.  Consumption rises by $470 million, inventory investment rises by $30 million, and GDP rises by $500 million.