Suppose There Are Only Two Firms in an Economy: Rolling

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Multiple Choice

Suppose there are only two firms in an economy: Rolling Rawhide produces rawhide and sells it to Chewy Chomp, Inc., which uses the rawhide to produce and sell dog chews. With each $2 of rawhide that it buys from Rolling Rawhide, Chewy Chomp, Inc. produces a dog chew and sells it for $5. Neither firm had any inventory at the beginning of 2008. During that year, Rolling Rawhide produced enough rawhide for 1000 dog chews. Chewy Chomp, Inc. bought 75% of that rawhide for $1500 and promised to buy the remaining 25% for $500 in 2009. Chewy Chomp, Inc. produced 750 dog chews during 2008 and sold each one during that year for $5. What was the economy's GDP for 2008?

• A)$3750
• B)$4250
• C)$5250
• D)$5750

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Definitions:

Credit Sale

A transaction in which goods or services are provided to a customer with the understanding that payment will be made at a later date.

Allowance Method

An accounting technique used to account for future losses on receivables that are considered likely to become uncollectible.

Net Accounts Receivable

The amount of money owed to a company by its customers minus the provision for bad debts.