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There are figures on the territory of a country in 2021 as follows:

Government spending on goods and services
Income from export factor 400
Import factor income 250
Export​850
Imported ​490
Net Investment: ​350
Depreciation:​520
Profit: ​780
Salary:​1700
Profit: ​320
Household Consumption:​2100
Indirect Tax 240
Rent​530
Price index in 2021 is 135 and 2020 is 120
a. Calculate nominal GDP at market prices using the methods
b. Calculate GNP at market price and at factor cost
c. Calculate real GDP, real GNP and inflation rate in 2021
d. Calculate the economic growth rate in 2021 knowing the nominal GDP in 2020 is 3500.

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a. To calculate nominal GDP at market prices, we need to add up the total value of all final goods and services produced within the country in 2021. This can be done using the expenditure approach:

Nominal GDP = C + I + G + (X - M)

where C is household consumption, I is net investment, G is government spending on goods and services, X is income from exports, and M is income from imports.

Substituting the given values, we get:

Nominal GDP = 2100 + 350 + (1700 + 240 + 530) + (850 - 490) = $4,280 billion

Alternatively, we can use the income approach to calculate nominal GDP:

Nominal GDP = compensation of employees + rent + interest + profit + indirect taxes - subsidies

Substituting the given values, we get:

Nominal GDP = 1700 + 530 + 0 + 780 + 240 - 0 = $3,250 billion

b. To calculate GNP at market price, we need to add up the total income earned by all resident entities in the country, including income earned abroad and deducting income earned by foreign entities within the country. We can use the formula:

GNP at market price = GDP + net factor income from abroad

Substituting the given values, we get:

GNP at market price = $4,280 + 400 - 250 = $4,430 billion

To calculate GNP at factor cost, we need to deduct indirect taxes and add subsidies from GNP at market price. Since no subsidies are given, we only need to subtract indirect taxes:

GNP at factor cost = GNP at market price - indirect taxes = $4,430 - 240 = $4,190 billion

c. To calculate real GDP and real GNP, we need to adjust nominal GDP and GNP for changes in price levels between 2020 and 2021 using a price index. The real GDP and GNP formulas are:

Real GDP = Nominal GDP / Price index in 2021 x 100

Real GNP = Nominal GNP / Price index in 2021 x 100

Substituting the given values, we get:

Real GDP = $4,280 / 135 x 100 = $3,174.07 billion

Real GNP = $4,430 / 135 x 100 = $3,281.48 billion

The inflation rate in 2021 can be calculated as the percentage increase in the price index between 2020 and 2021:

Inflation rate = (Price index in 2021 - Price index in 2020) / Price index in 2020 x 100

Substituting the given values, we get:

Inflation rate = (135 - 120) / 120 x 100 = 12.5%

d. To calculate the economic growth rate in 2021, we can use the formula:

Economic growth rate = (Nominal GDP in 2021 - Nominal GDP in 2020) / Nominal GDP in 2020 x 100

Substituting the given values, we get:

Economic growth rate = ($4,280 - $3,500) / $3,500 x 100 = 22.29%
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