18. If consumers in the U.S. buy $3.5 billion of clothes made by businesses in Bangladesh, how is this accounted for in the expenditure categories? a. this is spending on a consumer good so GDP rises b. the clothes are imports so they reduce GDP c. the clothes are both consumer goods and imports so GDP doesn't change d. the GDP could rise or fall, it depends on whether the clothes were taxed

18. If consumers in the U.S. buy $3.5 billion of clothes made by businesses in Bangladesh, how is this accounted for in the expenditure categories? a. this is spending on a consumer good so GDP rises b. the clothes are imports so they reduce GDP c. the clothes are both consumer goods and imports so GDP doesn't change d. the GDP could rise or fall, it depends on whether the clothes were taxed

Principles of Economics 2e

2nd Edition

ISBN:9781947172364

Author:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

Publisher:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

Chapter19: The Macroeconomic Perspective

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1SCQ: Country A has export sales of 20 billion, government purchases of 1,000 billion, business investment...

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