Which of the Actions Below Will Not Increase GDP

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which of the actions below will not increase GDP?

• A)Bears prowl suburban areas,overturning garbage cans so that the town must hire more sanitation workers to clean up.
• B)Vandals spray paint all over brick buildings,increasing business for paint removal services.
• C)An installer of automobile tires takes a knife to the tires of cars parked in his neighborhood.
• D)A homemaker spends $20 taking the family to lunch at Burger King instead of spending the $20 to buy food to prepare at home.
• E)A consumer has a tune-up done on his pick-up truck at the local garage.

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Definitions:

Foreign Markets

Markets outside a company's or country's own borders where goods and services are traded, often requiring adaptation to different cultural, legal, and economic environments.

Japanese Goods

Products that are manufactured or produced in Japan, often associated with high quality, innovation, and technology.

GDP

Gross Domestic Product, the total value of all goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period, used as a broad measure of economic performance.

Absolute Advantage

The ability of a party to produce a greater quantity of a good, product, or service than competitors, using the same amount of resources.