Suppose a house is built and sold in the year 2006. If the house is resold in the year 2017, would the services of a real estate agent who helped sell (or helped buy) the house be included? O A. No. GDP for 2017 includes only the market value of final goods. Real estate services are not O B. No. The value of the house is not included in GDP for 2017. Therefore, real estate services OC. Yes. Real estate services are considered Gross Private Domestic Investment. O D. Yes. GDP for 2017 includes the market value of final goods and services. This includes

Suppose a house is built and sold in the year 2006. If the house is resold in the year 2017, would the services of a real estate agent who helped sell (or helped buy) the house be included? O A. No. GDP for 2017 includes only the market value of final goods. Real estate services are not O B. No. The value of the house is not included in GDP for 2017. Therefore, real estate services OC. Yes. Real estate services are considered Gross Private Domestic Investment. O D. Yes. GDP for 2017 includes the market value of final goods and services. This includes

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Chapter19: Measuring Economic Performance

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