The gross domestic product (GDP) of the United States is defined as the _ all _ _ in a given period of time. Based on this definition, indicate which of the following transactions will be included in (that is, directly increase) the GDP of the United States in 2017.
2017 GDP
Scenario Included Excluded
Zippycar, a U. S. automobile company, produces a convertible at a manufacturing plant in Minneapolis on January 9, 2017. It sells the car at a dealership in Chicago on February 2, 2017.
Treetopplers, a U. S. lumber company, produces wood at a plant in Oregon on September 19, 2017. It sells the wood to Buildit and Partners, a developer for use in the production of a new house that will be built in the United States in 2017. (Note: Focus exclusively on whether production of the wood increases GDP directly, and ignore the effect of production of the new house on GDP.)
Fastlane, a Japanese automobile company, produces a sedan at a plant in Indiana on December 12, 2017. A family buys the sedan on December 24.
An accountant starts a client's 2017 tax return on April 14, 2018, finishing it just before midnight on April 15, 2018.
Roadway Motors, a U. S. automobile company, produces a convertible at a plant in Germany on March 17, 2017. Roadway Motors imports the convertible into the United States on May 21, 2017.