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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.
Computing GDP: 2018 (base year) 2019 2020 P Q P Q P QGood A $30 $900 $31 $1000 $36 $1050Good B $100 $192 $102 $200 $100 $205
2. Use the above data to solve these problems:A. Compute nominal GDP in 2018.B. Compute real GDP in 2019.C. Compute the GDP deflator in 2020.

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Answer:

Follows are the solution to this question:

Step-by-step explanation:

In option A, Its increase in consumption and GDP is $200.

In option B, Investment decisions increase about $1800, net exports drop by $1800 and therefore GDP should remain constant.

In option C, GDP or investment wasn’t increasing only at present because estimates were produced last year.

In option D, Market growth is $470 million, options trading is rising by $30 million but GDP is growing by $500 million.

GDP is just a misleading indicator, it does not take into account recreation, environmental protection, education and health rates, non-market behaviors, changes in wealth disparity, increases of variety or rises in innovation. HDI's social progress Index could be used to highlight a need for people or their ability to assess national growth as the supreme requirement.

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