A relocation of a short stretch of rural highway feeding into Route 390 northwest of Dallas is to be made to accommodate new gro
wth. The existing road is now unsafe, and improving it is not an alternative. Alternate new route locations are designated as East and West. The initial investment by government highway agencies will be $3,650,000 for East and $5,000,000 for West. Annual highway maintenance costs will be $120,000 for East and $90,000 for the shorter location West. Relevant annual road user costs, to be treated as disbenefits, considering vehicle operation, time en route, fuel, safety, mileage, and so on, are estimated as $880,000 for East and only $660,000 for West. Assume a 20-year service life and i = 7% / year. Compute the incremental B/C ratio and decide whether East or West should be constructed.
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Answer: Nominal GDP 2016 = $7,100
REAL GDP 2016 = $3,700
Nominal GDP 2017 = $4,500
Real GDP 2017 = $4,500
Explanation:
To calculate the Nominal and Real GDPs we use the following formulas,
Nominal GDP = Sum of (Current Year Price x Current Year Quantity)
Real GDP = Sum of (Base Year Price x Current Year Quantity)
We make the assumption that 2017 is the base year so calculating would be,
Nominal GDP, 2016 = [(7 x 600) + (70 x 20) + (300 x 5)]
= $(4200 + 1400 + 1500)
= $7,100
Remember for this we will use 2017 as the base year so we will use 2017 prices
Real GDP, 2016 = [(3 x 600) + (20 x 20) + (300 x 5)]
= $(1800 + 400 + 1500)
= $3,700
Nominal GDP, 2017 = [(3 x 400) + (20 x 90) + (300 x 5)]
= $(1200 + 1800 + 1500)
= $4,500
Now seeing as 2017 is the base year, it's nominal and real GDPs will be the same.
Real GDP, 2017 = $[(3 x 400) + (20 x 90) + (300 x 5)]
= $(1200 + 1800 + 1500)
= $4,500
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