ECO202 assignment

Submit a 4- to 5-page paper that addresses the following
questions. Be sure to use references within the paper to support your answers.
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1.
Suppose that in 2013, the economy produced 10 shirts at $20 each
and 5 hamburgers at $5 each. In 2014, the economy produced 15 shirts at $21
each and 10 hamburgers at $6 each. What is the value of real GDP produced in
2014 using 2013 as the base year? What would be the growth in real GDP?
2. Why is there
unemployment even when the economy is at “full employment”? What are
some “costs of unemployment”?
3. Use the table
below:

ear

CPI

2008

100.0

2009

102.5

2010

106.0

2011

111.0

a
What is the inflation rate from 2010 to 2011?
b
Suppose that you have an income of $30,000 in 2008. How much
would you need to be able to have the same standard of living in 2009?
c
What are some of the problems with using the CIP as a measure of
standard of living?
4. Explain some limitations of using GDP as an indicator of
standard of living (be sure to do some research on your own).