GDP as a measure of economic welfare fails to account for certain factors, including nonmarket transactions, the underground economy, leisure, externalities, and the quality of the goods purchased. Considering this, which of the following are included in GDP calculations? cleaning services performed by Molly Maid Corporation lawn-mowing services performed by a neighborhood child drugs sold illegally on a local street corner prescription drugs manufactured in the United States and sold at a local pharmacy a rug woven by hand in Turkey air pollution that diminishes the quality of the air you breathe toxic-waste cleanup performed by a local company car parts manufactured in the United States for a car assembled in Mexico a purchase of 1,000 shares of IBM stock monthly Social Security payment received by a retiree

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GDP as a measure of economic welfare fails to account for certain factors, including nonmarket transactions, the underground economy, leisure, externalities, and the quality of the goods purchased. Considering this, which of the following are included in GDP calculations?

  1. cleaning services performed by Molly Maid Corporation
  2. lawn-mowing services performed by a neighborhood child
  3. drugs sold illegally on a local street corner
  4. prescription drugs manufactured in the United States and sold at a local pharmacy
  5. a rug woven by hand in Turkey
  6. air pollution that diminishes the quality of the air you breathe
  7. toxic-waste cleanup performed by a local company
  8. car parts manufactured in the United States for a car assembled in Mexico
  9. a purchase of 1,000 shares of IBM stock
  10. monthly Social Security payment received by a retiree

 

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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

gross domestic product = consumption + investment + government purchases + net exports

GDP = C + I + G + (X − M), calculate GDP using the expenditure approach.

 

Inventory investment

$50 billion

Fixed investment

$120 billion

Consumer durables

$420 billion

Consumer nondurables

$275 billion

Interest

$140 billion

Indirect business taxes

$45 billion

Government wages and salaries

$300 billion

Government purchases of goods and services

$110 billion

Imports

$80 billion

Exports

$40 billion

Profits

$320 billion

Services

$600 billion

 

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