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8.79 Economic Indicators GDP, CPI, and Unemployment Worksheet

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This Grade 8 Social Studies worksheet provides structured practice on 8.79 Economic Indicators GDP, CPI, and Unemployment. Students are guided through targeted exercises that build foundational understanding, computational accuracy, and critical thinking skills.

Economic Indicators: GDP, CPI, and Unemployment - Use appropriate data to evaluate production, prices, and employment trends. (C3 D2.Eco.11.6–8)

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

A new smartphone model in Lunar Mesa costs 10% more than last year’s model, but it has much better battery life and a faster processor. Statisticians must decide how to treat this in a price index like CPI.

If statisticians adjust for quality improvements, the measured inflation from this smartphone category would most likely be:

ANegative, because any new model counts as a price drop

BHigher than 10%, because quality adjustments always raise inflation

CExactly 10%, because quality never matters in CPI

DLower than 10%, because part of the higher price reflects better quality rather than pure price increase

Solution & Explanation:A quality adjustment tries to separate paying more for a better product from paying more for the same product. That typically reduces the measured 'pure price' increase.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

Harbor Junction estimates potential GDP at 2193 billion. Actual GDP is 2127.2 billion. Assume the output gap is (actual − potential) ÷ potential × 100.

What is the output gap, and what does it usually imply about inflation pressure?

A3.0% and Less upward inflation pressure (slack in the economy)

B-3.0% and more inflation pressure (economy above potential)

C3.0% and more inflation pressure (economy above potential)

D-3.0% and Less upward inflation pressure (slack in the economy)

Solution & Explanation:Gap = (2127.2−2193)/2193×100 ≈ -3.0%. A negative gap suggests slack, which tends to reduce inflation pressure.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

In River District, firms produced goods that were not immediately sold. Businesses reported that inventories changed by -22 billion this quarter (positive means inventories rose).

Holding everything else constant, how does this inventory change affect measured GDP for the quarter?

AMeasured GDP decreases only if unemployment rises

BMeasured GDP decreases because running down inventories subtracts from investment

CMeasured GDP is unchanged because inventories are ignored

DMeasured GDP increases because fewer goods are sold

Solution & Explanation:A fall in inventories means firms sold more than they produced; inventory investment is negative, which lowers GDP holding other components fixed.

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