Recently, the Government Made Adjustments to How GDP Is Calculated

question 13

Multiple Choice

Recently, the government made adjustments to how GDP is calculated that included placing software purchases into the category of

• A)net exports of goods and services because most software is written abroad.
• B)net operating surplus.
• C)investment and now directly counts software purchases as part of GDP.
• D)inventory and now software purchases are not directly counted as part of GDP.
• E)intermediate goods because software is not a final good.

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