Question

A United States-based faculty member goes on sabbatical and works in Finland for a government-run university teaching classes for its International MBA program. The faculty member returns to the U.S. with a paycheck for $50,000 and spends $38,000 of it on a German manufactured car from a dealership in Miami, Florida. Using the classic expenditure model, how much does the GDP increase in each country?
A) $38,000
B) $50,000
C) $0

Answer 1

Answer:

A $38,000- Germany:  B $50,000- Finland: C $0 , America

Explanation:

GDP represents the total value of all the goods and services produced within the country. The expenditure method is one of the methods that economist use in calculating the value of GDP.  Expenditure refers to spending. In measuring the GDP, the expenditure method takes account of expenditure on all the output of a country. Economists add up the values of finals goods and services produced within the borders of a country and multiply them by their prices. The result is the nominal GDP.

The formula for calculating GDP is as follows

GDP equals consumer spending on goods and services plus investor spending on business capital goods plus government spending on public goods and services plus net exports​

In Germany, GDP will increase by $38,000. It is the value of the car produced in Germany. In the formula, it is part of the net exports for the country.

In Finland, the GDP will increase by $50,000. It is the value of services offered by the American while working in Finland. In Calculating GDP, all output within the country is considered regardless of the person who produced it.

In the USA, the GDP will increase by 0$. The car was bought in the US, but it was an import. The expenditure formula does not consider imports. The amount of $50,000 was not earned within the borders of the US.