To which component of the US GDP expenditure does each of the following belong to? (C, I, G, NX, or none of the four)
a) the purchase of a lottery ticket.
b) a new car made in the US but not yet sold
As we know that GDP is the monetary value of all.goods and services produced in an economy over a period of time.GDP is expressed through an equation as
GDP = C+I + G +X-M
C is Consumption.
I is investment.
G is government spending.
X-M net exports (X exports and M is Imports).
GDP does not include the money earned from sale of second hand goods, , gambling etc.
1). The purchase of lottery ticket is included in Investment component of GDP as this is a part of capital formation and leads to production of goods and services.
2). The production of car is a part of investment .
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