Question

James owns two houses. He rents one house to the Johnson family for $10,000 per year. He lives in the other house. If he were to rent the house in which he lives, he could earn $12,000 per year in rent. How much do the housing services provided by the two houses contribute to GDP?

Answer 1

$22,000

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that

1st house rented = 10,000

2nd house estimated rent = 12,000

Therefore,

The two houses would contribute

= 10,000 + 12000

= $22,000

Note: Rent is considered as consumption and as a result, rent is added into the GDP. Also, in GDP estimation, imputed rent which is the amount a house owner is willing to rent a house away for if he decides to is calculated as part of the GDP.