A US-Owned Automobile Factory Uses $50 Million Worth of Materials Produced

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Essay

A U.S.-owned automobile factory uses $50 million worth of materials produced in the U.S. and $10 million worth of material purchased from foreign countries to produce $100 million of automobiles. $70 million worth of these automobiles are purchased by U.S. consumers, $25 million are sold in foreign countries, and $5 million are added to inventory. How much of this production is included in U.S. GDP? By how much do these transactions alone affect U.S. net exports?

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Definitions:

Journal Entries

The basic way to record financial transactions in double-entry bookkeeping, involving debits and credits in accounting records.

Dividends

Disbursements issued by a company to its shareholders, typically originating from the firm's earnings.

Fair Value Through Profit or Loss

An accounting approach where financial assets are recorded at their fair value, with changes affecting the profit or loss statement directly.

Market Value

The current price at which an asset can be bought or sold in a public market.