Question

Place each of the following transactions in one of the four components of expenditure: consumption, investment, government purchases, and net exports. a. Boeing sells an airplane to the U.S. Air Force. b. Boeing sells an airplane to American Airlines. c. Boeing sells an airplane to Air France. d. Boeing sells an airplane to Amelia Earhart. e. Boeing builds an airplane to be sold next year.

Answer 1

Answer:

a. Boeing sells an airplane to the U.S. Air Force. - government purchases.

The U.S. Air Force is a branch of the government, and is buying the airplane from Boeing. Therefore, this is a government purchase.

b. Boeing sells an airplane to American Airlines. - investment.

America Airlines, a private company, is buying the airplane to make profit from it. Therefore, it is an investment.

c. Boeing sells an airplane to Air France. - net exports.

Boeing, an American manufacturer, is selling an airplane to a foreign company: Air France, this is an import, and imports are part of net exports.

d. Boeing sells an airplane to Amelia Earhart. - consumption.

Amelia Earhart, a person, is buying an airplane. This is private consumption.

e. Boeing builds an airplane to be sold next year. - investment.

This airplane is finished inventory ready to be sold, and this type of inventory is considered an investment in the GDP calculation.