An economist observes that the average selling price of a new mobile phone was $600 in both Year 1 and Year 2. Based on this information alone, the economist concludes that the mobile phone sector made no contribution to the change in the nation's real economic output between the two years. This conclusion is correct.
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An economist observes that the average selling price of a new mobile phone was $600 in both Year 1 and Year 2. Based on this information alone, the economist concludes that the mobile phone sector made no contribution to the change in the nation's real economic output between the two years. This conclusion is correct.