The USDepartment of Commerce Has Been Developing So-Called "Green Accounting" To

question 89

Multiple Choice

The U.S.Department of Commerce has been developing so-called "green accounting" to:

• A)include the value of leisure in the gross domestic product (GDP)of the country.
• B)register the impact of pollution and natural resource depletion.
• C)value the output of new firms.
• D)illustrate the difference between nominal GDP and real GDP.
• E)measure the value of the output produced by inexperienced workers.

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