How would each of the following transactions affect the GDP of the United States (Increase, decrease, or does not change)? The U.S. government pays $1 billion in salaries for government workers. GDP will... The U.S. government pays $1 billion to Social Security recipients. GDP will... The U.S. government pays a U.S. firm $1 billion for newly produced airplane parts. GDP will... The U.S. government pays $1 billion in interest to holders of U.S. government bonds. GDP will...

Last year, a small nation with abundant forests cut down 200 worth of trees. It then turned 100 worth of trees into 150 worth of lumber. It used 100 worth of that lumber to produce $250 worth of bookshelves. Assuming the country produces no other outputs, and there are no other inputs used in producing trees, lumber, and bookshelves, what is this nations GDP? In other words, what is the value of the final goods the nation produced including trees, lumber and bookshelves?

Which of the following are included in GDP calculations? a. Cleaning services performed by Molly Maid Corporation b. Lawn-mowing services performed by a neighborhood child c. Drugs sold illegally on a local street comer d. Prescription drugs manufactured in the United States and sold at a local pharmacy e. A rug woven by hand in Turkey f. Air pollution that diminishes the quality of the air you breathe g. Toxic-waste cleanup performed by a local company h. Car parts manufactured in the United States for a car assembled in Mexico i. A purchase of 1,000 shares of IBM stock j. Monthly Social Security payments received by a retiree

List some of the reasons why economists should not consider GDP an effective measure of the standard of living in a county.