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Do the Math!

Pretend that you live in an area with a very tiny economy. Your economy only has a few goods that producers create to sell to consumers. You are able to buy 12 motorcycles, 8 desks, 5 winter coats, and 2 pairs of sunglasses. Each motorcycle costs $9,000. Each desk costs $1,000. Each winter coat costs $200. Each pair of sunglasses costs $50. What is the GDP of your tiny economy?

For each calculation below, click on the drop-down list and choose the correct answer.

  1. 9,000 x 12 = ____
  2. 1,000 x ____ = 8,000
  3. ____ x 5 = 1,000
  4. 50 x 2 = ____

Now it is time to add up the final dollar amounts. Do your math and then click here to get the GDP.