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Why the resale of goods once purchased is not included in the GDP .
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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
look at this (Links https://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-gdp-fails-as-a-measure-of-well-being/) article published by CBS News. Do you agree with the author's assessment that GDP fails to measure well being? Why (or why not)? Are there things that contribute to your well-being and happiness but are excluded from the calculation of GDP? Share an example and describe why it might be excluded from the GDP calculation.
List some of the reasons why economists should not consider GDP an effective measure of the standard of living in a country.
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- Consider the expenditure approach to the measurement of GDP. For each of the following situations, decide if the transaction will affect GDP and, if so, in which expenditure category will it be included. A household purchase of a home built in 2005. A household purchase of a newly built dishwasher. A farmer purchases a new tractor to work his or her field. A disabled individual receives a transfer from Oman government. The Sultanate Department of Defence buys ten helicopters just built in the U.S.A.arrow_forwardPlease give a fully detailed response to the question below.arrow_forwardGDP is a good and useful measure of general economic activity for each of the following reasons except for which one? (Which one of the following is not either correct or a reason to rely on GDP as a measure of economic activity?) In order to raise the amount of goods and services available in a country, GDP must rise. In order to have a true measure of economic activity, the income of all people needs to be considered, and the value of goods and services for all people must be considered, and GDP considers the income and spending for all people (in the country). The total value of GDP is lower if the distribution of income is lower and less equitable, and is higher if the distribution is higher and more equitable, and this makes GDP a good indicator of aggregate economic activity. In order to raise the income of some people, and have the income of no people go down, GDP must rise. People care about their income, and GDP is a measure of total income.arrow_forward
- GDP is an important measure of economic activity, telling us about production as well as employment and income. However, it is not a perfect measure. What are two problems with using GDP to measure the standard of living?arrow_forwardWhich of the following statements best describe how economists calculate GDP? Group of answer choices Economists at the Census bureau collect data from surveys sent to consumers, private firms and government agencies and add them up on a yearly basis. Economists at the Bureau of Economic Analysis pull together data on sales, imports, exports, government purchase and investments from various government sources every 3 months. Economists at the Bureau of Labor Statistics collect data from surveys sent to consumers, private firms and government agencies and add them up every 3 months. Economists at the Congressional Budget Office calculate GDP for a given year by adjusting the previous year’s GDP with inflation.arrow_forwardAlthough GDP is a reasonably good measure of a nation’s output, it is not an accurate measure of a nation’s well-being. Which of the following options are either not accounted for or are measured inaccurately in calculations of GDP for the United States? Check all that apply. A. The variety of goods available to consumersB. Funds spent by state governments to build highwaysC. The costs of overfishing and other overly intensive uses of resourcesD. The value of babysitting services, when the babysitter is paid in cash and the transaction isn’t reported to the governmentE. The parts of a car manufactured in the United States that are produced in Canadaarrow_forward
- Which of the following will be counted as part of the U.S.'s GDP for a given year? Select one: a. An All-Terrain Vehicle produced by Honda in Timmonsville, South Carolina b. Cleaning service by an illegal immigrant that is not reported to the IRS c. A whopper burger produced by Burger King in Tel Aviv, Israel d. Tools purchased by a professional plumber at Home Depot e. An antique car that is sold at an auctionarrow_forwardDiscuss some of the reasons why economists should not consider GDP an effective measure of the standard of living in a countryarrow_forwardCan you use the list below to compute GDP using the Expenditures approach? Personal Consumption expenditures $600 Transfer payments $15 Consumption of fixed capital $20 Interest $11 Exports $15 Government purchases $85 Compensation of employees $225 Imports $18 Net private domestic investment $65arrow_forward
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