Indicate whether the below activities/transactions are counted (included) in GDP measurement of the Saudi Arabia or not or does not affect GDP of Saudi Arabia at all. If included in GDP, then
you are requested to indicate the GDP component affected by this transaction:
a. A Saudi family buys a new refrigerator
b. Sarah (resident inside Saudi Arabia) buys a new house
c. SABIC sells 50 tons of steel from its inventory
d. Saudi individual buys a pizza
e. Saudi Arabia repaves Jeddah to Makkah highway
f. Saudi Family purchases 1 kilo of Greek olive oil
g. Al Marai , Saudi Dairy Company, expands its factories in 5 new Saudi cities/locations

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.