Assume an economy where there are 2 producers: A Wheat Producer and a Bread Producer. In a given year, the wheat producer grows 30 million bushels of wheat of which 25 million bushels are sold to the bread producer at $3 a bushel, and 5 million bushels are stored by the wheat producer to use as seed for next year's crop. The bread producer produces and sells 100 million loaves of bread to consumers for $3.50 per loaf. Determine the GDP of this economy using the product approach and the expenditure approach.

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Assume an economy where there are 2 producers: A Wheat Producer and a Bread Producer. In a given year, the wheat producer grows 30 million bushels of wheat of which 25 million bushels are sold to the bread producer at $3 a bushel, and 5 million bushels are stored by the wheat producer to use as seed for next year's crop. The bread producer produces and sells 100 million loaves of bread to consumers for $3.50 per loaf. Determine the GDP of this economy using the product approach and the expenditure approach.  

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