Answer:
Accounting for trade in goods and services
Indication of the combined effects of transactions on the U.S. national accounts for the current year:
1. Dmitri orders 40 bottles of wine from a French distributor at a price of $30.00 per bottle.
Amount (Dollars) $1,200
Consumption 0
Investment 0
Government Purchases 0
Imports Exports 0
Net Exports 0
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 0
2. A U.S. company sells 200 spark plugs to a Korean company at $5.00 per spark plug.
Amount (Dollars) $1,000
Consumption 0
Investment 0
Government Purchases 0
Imports Exports $1,200 Exports
Net Exports $1,200
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) $1,200
3. Jake, a U.S. citizen, pays $670 for a surfboard he orders from Greatwaves (a U.S. company).
Amount (Dollars) $670
Consumption $670
Investment 0
Government Purchases 0
Imports Exports 0
Net Exports 0
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) $670
Explanation:
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the total market value of goods and services produced within an economy for a given period. It is calculated with this formula: GDP=C+I+G+(X−M) where, C = Consumption of goods and services, I = Investments, G = Government Spending, X = Exports and M = Imports. It is in turn influenced by transactions that take place on a daily basis. Some of the transactions do not really affect a country's GDP. For example, the order of bottles of wine by Dmitri (supposedly a Greek citizen) from a French distributor into (Greece).
