GDP
Inflation
Unemployment
MYSTERY
100

Using the expenditure approach, calculate GDP:

Consumption = $4,000, Investment = $800, Government Spending = $1,200, Exports = $500, Imports = $600

GDP = C + I + G + (X – M) = $4,000 + $800 + $1,200 + ($500 – $600) = $5,900

100

What is a base year's CPI?

100

100

If there are 8 million unemployed people and 160 million in the labor force, what is the unemployment rate?

Unemployment Rate = (Unemployed / Labor Force) × 100 = (8 / 160) × 100 = 5%

100

What is the formula for calculating the labor force?

Labor Force = Employed + Unemployed

200

If nominal GDP is $10,000 and the GDP deflator is 125, calculate the real GDP.

Real GDP = (Nominal GDP / GDP Deflator) × 100 = ($10,000 / 125) × 100 = $8,000

200

If the CPI in Year 1 is 120 and in Year 2 is 126, calculate the inflation rate.

Inflation Rate = [(126 – 120) / 120] × 100 = 5%

200

If the working-age population is 200 million and the labor force is 150 million, calculate the labor force participation rate.

Labor Force Participation Rate = (Labor Force / Working-Age Population) × 100 = (150 / 200) × 100 = 75%

200

Which of the following calculations represents the amount of GDP per capita?

GDP per Capita = GDP / Population

300

If real GDP was $20,000 last year and $21,000 this year, calculate the GDP growth rate.

Growth Rate = ((21,000 – 20,000) / 20,000) × 100 = 5%

300

What is the formula for calculating the Consumer Price Index?

CPI = (Current Year Price / Base Year Price) × 100

300

If the frictional unemployment rate is 3% and the structural unemployment rate is 2%, what is the natural rate of unemployment?

Natural Rate = Frictional + Structural = 3% + 2% = 5%

300

If the labor force is 140 million and the working-age population is 185 million, what is the labor force participation rate?

75.7%

400

If nominal GDP was $500 billion last year and $530 billion this year, calculate the nominal GDP growth rate.

Nominal GDP Growth Rate = ((530 – 500) / 500) × 100 = 6%

400

If the nominal GDP is $1,650 billion and the Real GDP is $1,475 billion, what is the rate of inflation?

11.9%

400

What is the formula for calculating the unemployment rate?

Unemployment Rate = (Unemployed / Labor Force) × 100

400

If the nominal GDP is $800 billion and the Real GDP is $640 billion, what is the GDP deflator?

125

500

What is the formula for calculating Real GDP?

Real GDP = (Nominal GDP / GDP Deflator) × 100

500

If the market basket in Year 1 costs $50 and in Year 2 it costs $55, what is the CPI for Year 2 if the base year is Year 1?

CPI = (Cost of market basket in Year 2 / Cost in Year 1) × 100 = (55/50) × 100 = 110

500

What is the formula for calculating the Cyclical Unemployment rate?

Cyclical Unemployment = Total Unemployment - Natural Rate of Unemployment

500

data for Country X:

  • Consumption = $7,000
  • Investment = $2,000
  • Government Spending = $3,000
  • Exports = $1,000
  • Imports = $500
  • GDP Deflator = 110
  • Base year GDP = $12,000

Tasks:

  1. Calculate nominal GDP.
  2. Calculate real GDP using the GDP deflator.
  3. Calculate the GDP growth rate from the base year.
  • Nominal GDP = C + I + G + (X – M) = $7,000 + $2,000 + $3,000 + ($1,000 – $500) = $12,500
  • Real GDP = (Nominal GDP / GDP Deflator) × 100 = ($12,500 / 110) × 100 ≈ $11,364
  • GDP Growth Rate = ((11,364 – 12,000) / 12,000) × 100 ≈ –5.3%
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