Which of the Following Would Increase GDP

question 148

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would increase GDP?

• A) You buy 100 shares of Wal-Mart stock.
• B) Your car is destroyed by a fire, and you purchase a two-year-old car to replace it.
• C) Your car is damaged by a fire, and you hire a mechanic to repair it.
• D) Your car is damaged by a fire, and you reduce the number of hours you work to repair the car yourself.

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Definitions:

Identical Twins

Twins resulting from the splitting of a single fertilized egg, sharing the same genetic material and typically having very similar appearances and biological characteristics.

Totipotent

A term describing a cell or nucleus that contains the complete set of genetic instructions required to direct the normal development of an entire organism. Compare with pluripotent.

Pluripotent

A term describing a stem cell that can divide to give rise to many, but not all, types of cells in an organism. Compare with totipotent.

Embryonic Stem

Embryonic stem cells are undifferentiated cells that can differentiate into various cell types and have the potential for unlimited, or prolonged, self-renewal.