Question

Indicate which of the following transactions will be included in (that is, directly increase) the GDP of the United States in 2017.
a. Athleticus, a U.S. shoe company, produces a pair of sneakers at a plant in Vietnam on March 10, 2017. Athleticus imports the pair of sneakers into the United States on May 20, 2017.
b. An accountant starts a client's 2017 tax return on April 14, 2018, finishing it just before midnight on April 15, 2018.
c. Graincorp, a U.S. agricultural company, produces corn syrup at a plant in Iowa on September 13, 2017. It sells the corn syrup to Crunchy's for use in the production of cereal that will be made in the United States in 2017. (Note: Focus exclusively on whether production of the corn syrup increases GDP directly, and ignore the effect of production of the cereal on GDP.)
d. Tasty's, a U.S. fast-food company, produces a hamburger at one of its many St. Louis locations on January 21, 2017. It sells the hamburger to a customer that same day.
e. Chocolate Express, a Swiss chocolate company, produces a chocolate bar at a plant in Illinois on December 5, 2017. An elementary school student buys the chocolate bar on December 24.

Answer 1

Answer:

Excluded

Excluded

Excluded

Included

Included

Explanation:

Gross domestic product is the total sum of 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 + Investment spending by businesses + Government spending + Net export

Net export = exports imports

When exports exceed import there is a trade deficit and when import exceeds import, there is a trade surplus.

Items not included in the calculation off GDP includes:

services not rendered to oneself

Activities not reported to the government

illegal activities

sale or purchase of used products

sale or purchase of intermediate products

Nominal GDP is GDP calculated using current year prices while Real GDP is GDP calculated using base year prices. Real GDP has been adjusted for inflation.

Athleticus shoes produced in Vietnam would not be included because it wasn't produced in the US

b. the work done by the accountant would not be included in 2017 GDP because it wasn't concluded in 2017 but in 2018

c. The corn syrup is an intermediate good and it would not be included in GDP

d. e. The hamburger and chocolate would be included in GDP as part of consumption spending