Principles of Economics, 7th Edition (MindTap Course List)
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Author: N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 23, Problem 3QCMC
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The components included in the GDP of the US.
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Which of the following transactions should or should not be counted in GDP?
Answer Yes or No and briefly explain your answer. Answers without explanation will not be considered
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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
Which of the following transactions or activities would be counted in your country’s GDP? Explain your answers.
A transportation company acquires a fleet of second-hand vehicles.
The same transportation company acquires 1.000 gallons of gas from a foreign company deducted from the net export component of GDP.
You buy 10 short-term government bonds.
A mining company acquires new government licenses to drill in land the company already owns.
You pay for a new haircut at your local hairdresser.
Foreign residents buy a bundle of your country’s food specialties on an online retail site.
Your parents spend a whole day cooking meals to be handed out to their poorer neighbors.
The local government acquires furniture for newly built schools.
Two telecommunications companies merge.
A non-profit organization buys an apartment to lodge their headquarters.
Although GDP is a reasonably good measure of a nation's economic well-being, it does not necessarily include all factors that contribute to it.
Which of the following factors are not accounted for in calculations of the GDP of Canada? Check all that apply.
The value of babysitting services, when the babysitter is paid in cash and the transaction isn't reported to the government
The parts of a car manufactured in Canada that are produced in the United States
The variety of goods available to consumers
The loss of enjoyment people suffer when scenic land is converted to commercial use
Federal government paycheques to soldiers
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Principles of Economics, 7th Edition (MindTap Course List)
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