Imagine that a hypothetical economy produces three items food, clothes and Aluminum and a typical consumer buys food and clothing only. The table below shows the hypothetical results. Item Food Price/unit (2009) Qty (2009) Price/unit (2008) Tk. 20 Qty (2008) Tk. 5 100 400 Clothes Tk. 100 5 Tk. 400 20 Tk. 200 Tk. 800 Aluminum Base year: 2008 8

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a) Calculate GDP Deflator of 2009.

b) Calculate the Growth rate of real GDP of 2009.

c) What can you conclude from your answer to part a.

d) What can you conclude from your answer to part b.

 

 

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Imagine that a hypothetical economy produces three items food, clothes and Aluminum and a typical consumer buys food and
clothing only. The table below shows the hypothetical results.
Price/unit (2009)
Price/unit (2008)
Tk. 20
Item
Food
Qty (2009)
Qty (2008)
Tk. 5
100
400
Clothes
Tk. 100
Tk. 400
20
Aluminum
Base year: 2008
Tk. 200
2
Tk. 800
8
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a) Calculate the CPI of 2009.
b) Calculate the inflation rate of 2009.
c) If your salary in 2008 and 2009 was same, comment on your standard of living in these two years.
d) If the bank interest rate was 9% in 2009, what was the real interest rate in 2009?
Transcribed Image Text:Imagine that a hypothetical economy produces three items food, clothes and Aluminum and a typical consumer buys food and clothing only. The table below shows the hypothetical results. Price/unit (2009) Price/unit (2008) Tk. 20 Item Food Qty (2009) Qty (2008) Tk. 5 100 400 Clothes Tk. 100 Tk. 400 20 Aluminum Base year: 2008 Tk. 200 2 Tk. 800 8 Question| a) Calculate the CPI of 2009. b) Calculate the inflation rate of 2009. c) If your salary in 2008 and 2009 was same, comment on your standard of living in these two years. d) If the bank interest rate was 9% in 2009, what was the real interest rate in 2009?
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