Which of the following would be included in U.S.GDP?
A) The purchase of stocks and bonds by a retiree living in Florida.
B) Wages earned by an American working on an oil rig in Mexico.
C) Cars produced in a Honda (a Japanese Company)plant in Marysville,Ohio.
D) Cars produced in a GM plant located in Canada.

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Cars produced in a Honda plant in Marysville, Ohio would be included in U.S. GDP because they are produced within the borders of the United States.

Answer: B
 Wages earned by an American working on an oil rig in Mexico would also be included in U.S. GDP because the worker is an American citizen. GDP measures the value of goods and services produced by factors of production within a country's borders, regardless of where those factors may be located at the time of production.

Answers A and D would not be included in U.S. GDP because they do not involve the production of goods or services within the borders of the United States.

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