A company makes 4,000 solar panels in the second quarter. It sells 3,000 of them before the end of the sceond al and holds the others in its warehouse. How is the second quarter GDP affected?
a. The solar pancis are included in second-quarter GDP.
b. The solar panels will be counted as a change in inventory in the second quarter, and when sold in the thirdquarter will raise GDP.
c. Since all the 4,000 solar panels will eventually be bought by consumers, they are included as consumption inthe third quarter.
d. The solar panels that are not purchased in the second quarter are not counted in the second-quarter GDP.