Question

Discuss whether the following are included in the GDP: 1) Tires Ford buys to put on a car. 2) A used tire you buy for your personal car. 3) A new tire you buy for your personal car. 4) The value of a car produced in the United States and exported to England. 5) The profit earned in 2004 sale of a house you purchased in 2001. 6) The commission earned by an employment counselor when she locates a job for a client.

Answer 1

Answer:

1) Tires Ford buys to put on a car. - Included in GDP assuming that the tires are new, and produced domestically.

2) A used tire you buy for your personal car. - Not included because purchases of used goods are not part of GDP (they were produced in previous years, hence, were already calculated in a previous GDP).

3) A new tire you buy for your personal car. - Included in GDP because the tires are new.

4) The value of a car produced in the United States and exported to England.  - Included in the U.S. GDP and excluded from the British GDP.

5) The profit earned in 2004 sale of a house you purchased in 2001. - Not a part of GDP because the house was built in 2001, thus, its value is already part of the 2001 GDP.

6) The commission earned by an employment counselor when she locates a job for a client. - Commission is included in wages, one of the elements of GDP, therefore, they are included.