Which of the Following Will Increase This Year's GDP

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following will increase this year's GDP?

• A)the sale of a used economics textbook to the college bookstore
• B)family lawn services provided by a 16-year-old son or daughter
• C)$60,000 of income earned by an American college professor teaching in England
• D)a $100 sales commission to a broker for a purchase of 100 shares of stock
• E)$10 billion of damage caused by a hurricane that hit the coast of Florida

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