The table below gives the quantities and prices for 2005 and 2015 for an economy that produces just two goods: sailboats and coconuts. Quantities ProducedPrices?2005201520052015Sailboats1020$500$525Coconuts2,0002,400$1$2 For this economy that produces just sailboats and coconuts, and with 2005 as the base year, nominal GDP was approximately ________ times larger in 2015 than it was in 2005.

A. 2.19
B. 1.34
C. 1.65
D. 1.77

Answer: A

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