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ARLKQ

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Which of the following would count as an investment expenditure in the GDP expenditures approach?
 a. General Motors hires 10 electrical engineers.
  b. Boeing purchases a new metal stretching machine used to produce airplane wings.
  c. Ms. Quantum buys 100 shares of Microsoft stock.
  d. A large corporation spends 10,000 per month on long-distance phone charges.

Question 2

Which of the following would be included in the government expenditures component of GDP?
 a. The export of 100 fighter jets to Japan
  b. Construction costs of a new public school building
  c. Food stamps used by the Smith family
  d. A 1,000 check issued by the federal government as part of the Pell Grant program to help college students pay for school



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

b



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