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Investment (I) in GDP
In national income accounting, the investment component (I) of GDP is composed of two main categories. The first is aggregate fixed investment, which includes spending by both firms and the government on capital like machinery and buildings, as well as spending on new housing. The second category is inventory investment, which represents the change in the value of inventories held by firms.
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An economy reports the following activities for a single year (all figures in billions of dollars): A domestic firm purchases new machinery for $150, the total value of unsold goods in warehouses increases by $50, household spending on new cars is $200, the government pays $100 in salaries to public school teachers, and the government distributes $75 in unemployment benefits. Based on this information, what is the total value of Investment for this year?
Match each economic transaction to the specific component of GDP it would be categorized under, based on the expenditure approach.
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A country experiences a significant increase in its trade deficit (imports growing much faster than exports). This event, by itself, will necessarily lead to a decrease in the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Calculating GDP from Expenditure Data
Distinguishing Consumption from Investment in GDP Accounting
A country's automotive company produces $100 million worth of cars in a single year. During that year, it sells $70 million worth of cars to domestic households and exports $20 million worth to foreign buyers. The remaining $10 million worth of cars are not sold and are added to the company's inventory. Based on the expenditure approach, what is the total contribution of these activities to the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for that year?
The government of a country spends $50 billion on a new high-speed rail project. Of this total amount, $10 billion is spent on specialized equipment imported from another country. All other expenditures are on domestically produced goods and services. What is the immediate net effect of this project on the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
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Imports (M)
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Within the framework of national income accounting, the category of 'investment' is primarily composed of two elements: the change in business inventories and ______.
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Which of the following transactions would be classified as 'investment' within the expenditure approach to calculating a country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
An economy consists of a single firm that produces widgets. In one year, the firm produces $1 million worth of widgets. It sells $800,000 worth of widgets to households. It also purchases a new assembly machine for $50,000. Additionally, a family in the economy purchases a newly constructed home for $300,000. Based solely on these transactions, what is the total contribution to the investment component of GDP for this year?
Categorizing Economic Transactions
True or False: In the context of national income accounting, a household's purchase of 100 shares of a publicly-traded company's stock is counted as part of the investment component of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Identifying Investment Components in a Scenario
A manufacturing firm produces $10 million worth of goods in a year but only sells $8 million worth. The remaining $2 million worth of goods are added to its warehouse. How does this situation affect the 'Investment' component of the nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for that year?
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