The Purchase and Sale of Financial Instruments Is Not Included

question 23

Multiple Choice

The purchase and sale of financial instruments is not included in calculations of investment spending because ________.

• A)not all of these transactions are reported to the federal government
• B)both foreign and domestic economic agents can engage in the described transactions,but only U.S.economic agents can engage in investment
• C)they do not necessarily lead to a change in the amount of output produced in the United States
• D)they are already including in consumption spending

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