One of the flaws of GDP is that it

A. includes only transactions that take place in formal businesses.
B. includes measures of changes of life associated with producing output.
C. includes measures of the underground economy.
D. ignores transactions that do not take place in organized markets.

Answer: D

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Two firms compete as a Stackelberg duopoly. The demand they face is P = 40 ? Q. The cost function for each firm is C(Q) = 4Q. The profits of the two firms are:

A. ?L = $81; ?F = ?$40.5. B. ?L = $162; ?F = $40.5. C. ?L = $162; ?F = $81. D. ?L = $81; ?F = $40.5.

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