Answer
Option a) is correct. Measured GDP rises but the true output of the economy does not change
Reason:
GDP measures the market value of the goods and services a nation produces. Unpaid work that people do for themselves and their families isn't traded in the marketplace, so there are no transactions to track.
Thus, in our case the work done by the family themselves earlier was not measured as part of the GDP. Once the family hires a lawn mowing service, it gets counted in the GDP. However, the output remains the same as the same amount is being produced in the economy as earlier.
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