Which of the Following Is NOT Included in GDP

question 126

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT included in GDP?  

• A) the cost of restoring an old painting 
• B) interest payments on the national debt 
• C) the cost of a new vending machine 
• D) government expenditure on a new bridge

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Definitions:

First Factory

Referenced commonly as the birthplace of the industrial revolution, a facility where goods are manufactured or processed, with the first factories emerging in the 18th century.

Cotton Gin

A machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 that quickly and efficiently removes seeds from cotton fibers, revolutionizing the cotton industry.

Lowell "Mill Girls"

Young women who worked in the textile mills in Lowell, Massachusetts, during the early to mid-19th century, often under harsh conditions.