EBK ECONOMICS: PRINCIPLES AND POLICY
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Identify the transactions that are included in the
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Which of the following transactions should or should not be counted in GDP?
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a. You buy a pair of new cowboy boots on a trip to Texas
b. You buy a pair of vintage cowboy boots from your cousin in El Paso
c. A cat burglar sells $10,000 of stolen jewelry to a fence
d. Amazon issues $1 billion worth of new shares
e. GM purchases $100 million worth of tires from Firestone
f. A private company builds a new road in Memphis Y
g. Stay-at-home parents provide an estimated $500 million of child care services
If consumption is 10, investment 5, government purchases 6, exports 8, and imports 7, what is GDP?
In each of the following cases, determine how much GDP and each of its components is affected (if at all).
Rabia spends $200 to buy her husband dinner at the finest restaurant in Karachi.
Sarah spends $1800 on a new laptop to use in her publishing business. The laptop was built in
Sadia spends $1200 on a computer to use in her editing business. She got last year’s model on sale for a great price from a local manufacturer.
General Motors builds $500 million worth of cars, but consumers only buy $470 million worth of them.
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