Question

2) The farmer pays 15 cents for wheat seeds. When the wheat is grown and harvested, the farmer sells it to the miller for 30 cents, who makes flour and sells the flour to the baker for 60 cents. The baker makes bread and sells it to the grocer for 90 cents, and the grocer sells it to a family for $1.25. The contribution to GDP is

Answer 1

$1.25

Step-by-step explanation:

Gross domestic product is the total sum of final goods and services produced in an economy within a given period which is usually a year

GDP calculated using the expenditure approach = Consumption spending by households + Investment spending by businesses + Government spending + Net export

Net export = exports imports

When exports exceed import there is a trade deficit and when import exceeds import, there is a trade surplus.

Items not included in the calculation off GDP includes:

services not rendered to oneself

Activities not reported to the government

illegal activities

sale or purchase of used products

sale or purchase of intermediate products

the wheat seeds and flour are intermediate goods and are not included in the calculation of GDP