Recall the Application About the Size of Wal-Mart to Answer

question 93

Multiple Choice

Recall the Application about the size of Wal-Mart to answer the following question(s) . During 2014, Wal-Mart's sales were approximately $473 billion, or roughly 2.7 percent of U.S. GDP, and its cost of sales was $358 billion.
-According to this Application, why is the value of Wal-Mart's 2014 sales NOT an accurate measurement of its actual sales impact on the U.S. economy?

• A) The sales figure did not account for chain-weighted inflation measurements.
• B) The sales figure includes the value of purchases from other firms.
• C) The sales figure did not take into account the recession of 2008.
• D) The sales figure was in nominal, not real, dollars.

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