Activities included (and not included) in the calculation Of GDP The gross domestic product (GDP) of the United States is defined as the all in a given period of time
Based on this definition, indicate which of the following transactions will be included in (that is, directly increase) the GDP of the United States in 2014
2014 GDP
Scenario Included Excluded
Calculo, a U. S. electronics company, produces a calculator at a plant in Indonesia on March 14, 2014. Calculo imports the calculator into the United States on May 17, 2014. Rotato, a U. S. tire company, produces a set of tires at a plant in Michigan on September 25, 2014. It sells the set of tires to Speedmaster for use in the production of a two-door coupe that will be made in the United States in 2014. (Note: Focus exclusively on whether production of the set of tires increases GDP directly, and ignore the effect of production of the two-door coupe on GDP.) The Jones family buys an antique silver platter at an auction in upstate New York on March 14, 2014. Zippycar, a U. S. automobile company, produces a convertible at a manufacturing plant in Minneapolis on January 8, 2014. It sells the car at a dealership in Dallas on February 9, 2014. Fastlane, a Japanese automobile company, produces a sedan at a plant in Indiana on December 1, 2014. A family buys the sedan on December 20.