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- Suppose that a simple economy produces only three goods and services: sweatshirts, dental examinations, coffee drinks. Using the information in the table below, calculate the nominal
GDP for this simple economy
Product |
Quantity |
|
Sweatshirts |
50 |
$35.00 |
Dental examinations |
40 |
75.00 |
Coffee drinks |
1,000 |
4.00 |
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