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kaitlynann asked in Social ScienceEconomics · 8 years ago

Another economics question (about GDP)?

Okay this is about calculating whether or not GDP rose/stayed the same/fell:

If GDP rose from $4 trillion to $6 trillion and prices rose by 50% over this period, real GDP:

A. Fell by 100%

B. Fell by 50%

C. Stayed the same

D. Rose by 50%

E. Rose by 100%

I thank you so much!

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago
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    Real Gdp would change from $4 trillion to $6/1.5trillion or $4trillion. So there is no change at all in real term.The answer is C.

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