Which of the Following Activities Is Not Counted in Our

question 222

Multiple Choice

Which of the following activities is not counted in our calculations of GDP?

• A) the purchase of a hammer for household repairs
• B) the labor services of a volunteer group building a home for a poor widow
• C) the purchase of new, domestically-produced tires for your old foreign car
• D) a haircut received and paid for at a beauty salon

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Penicillin

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