Suppose a country produces two final goods, Pizzas (Ps) and Tacos (Ts). In Year 1 it produced 10...

Question:

Suppose a country produces two final goods, Pizzas (Ps) and Tacos (Ts). In Year 1 it produced 10 Ps at a price of $5 each and 50 Ts at a price of $1 each. In Year 2 it produced 15 Ps at a price of $6 and 50 Ts at a price of $2. If Year 1 is the base year, the inflation rate in the GDP deflator between Years 1 and 2 is 52%. Is this true or false? Why?

GDP Deflator:

In economics, GDP deflator measures the changes in aggregate price levels in an economy. For a given year, the GDP deflator is calcualted as the the ratio of nominal GDP to real GDP.

Answer and Explanation: 1

Become a Study.com member to unlock this answer!

View this answer

The statement is true.

GDP deflator = (nominal GDP / real GDP) * 100

Nominal GDP in year 2 = 15*6 + 50*2 = 90 + 100 = 190. Using year 1 as the base...

See full answer below.


Learn more about this topic:

Loading...
The GDP Deflator and Consumer Price Index

from

Chapter 5 / Lesson 2
13K

Learn about the GDP price index. Identify the difference between the GDP deflator and CPI, and discover how to calculate inflation with the GDP deflator.


Related to this Question

Explore our homework questions and answers library