Macroeconomics: National Income Accounting · Class 12 · CBSE · Commerce Economics

A country's nominal GDP is ₹660 crore and its GDP deflator is 120, with the base year deflator equal to 100. What is the real GDP at base-year prices?

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A country's nominal GDP is ₹660 crore and its GDP deflator is 120, with the base year deflator equal to 100. What is the real GDP at base-year prices?

  1. A.₹528 crore
  2. B.₹550 croreCorrect answer
  3. C.₹660 crore
  4. D.₹792 crore

Solution

The GDP deflator is calculated as Nominal GDP/Real GDP×100\text{Nominal GDP} / \text{Real GDP} \times 100. Hence, real GDP = 660×100/120=₹550660 \times 100 / 120 = ₹550 crore.

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