6. Limitations of GDP Although GDP is a reasonably good measure of a nation's output, it does not necessarily include all transactions and production for that nation. Which of the following scenarios are either not accounted for or measured inaccurately by either the income or the expenditure methods of calculating GDP for the United States? Check all that apply. Expenditures on federal highways The value of babysitting services, when the babysitter is paid in cash and the transaction isn't reported to the government The quality of goods available to consumers The loss of enjoyment people incur when scenic land is converted to commercial use When a U.S. company purchases and imports wood from Brazil to use to build new houses within the United States, this purchase increases the component of GDP while also net exports by the same amount. Therefore, the purchase of wood from Brazil causes in US GDP.

6. Limitations of GDP Although GDP is a reasonably good measure of a nation's output, it does not necessarily include all transactions and production for that nation. Which of the following scenarios are either not accounted for or measured inaccurately by either the income or the expenditure methods of calculating GDP for the United States? Check all that apply. Expenditures on federal highways The value of babysitting services, when the babysitter is paid in cash and the transaction isn't reported to the government The quality of goods available to consumers The loss of enjoyment people incur when scenic land is converted to commercial use When a U.S. company purchases and imports wood from Brazil to use to build new houses within the United States, this purchase increases the component of GDP while also net exports by the same amount. Therefore, the purchase of wood from Brazil causes in US GDP.

ECON MACRO

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ISBN:9781337000529

Author:William A. McEachern

Publisher:William A. McEachern

Chapter6: Tracking The U.s. Economy

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