Question

Categories of expenditures Van and Amy Cho live in Swarthmore, PA. Amy's father, Carlos, lives in Sweden. For each of the following transactions that occur in their lives, identify whether it is included in the calculation of U.S. GDP as part of consumption (C), investment (I), government purchases (G), exports (X), or imports (M). Transaction C I G X M
A. The Federal Aviation Administration expands the runways at Philadelphia International Airport, which is just a few miles from Van and Amy's house.
B. Amy gets a new video camera made in the United States. Van's employer upgrades all of its computer systems using U.S.-made parts.
C. Amy's father in Sweden orders a bottle of Vermont maple syrup from the producer's

Answer 1

Answer:

A. It is included as part of government purchases (G)

B. it is included as part of consumption

C. It is included as part of investment

D. Amys father's transaction is not included as part of GDP

Explanation:

Gross domestic product is the sum of all final goods and services produced in an economy within a given period which is usually a year.

GDP calculated using the expenditure approach = Consumption spending by households on durable and non durable good and services + Investment spending by businesses + Government Spending + Net Export

The project in A is being undertaken by The Federal Aviation Administration. So, it qualities as government spending.

Amy gets a new video camera made in the United States is an instance of consumer spending

Van's employer upgrades all of its computer systems using U.S.-made parts is undertaken by a business so it is included in GDP as part of investment spending.

The transaction by Amy's father takes place outside the US, thus, it is not included in the calculation of US 's GDP.

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