ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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A Texas oil company extracts petroleum and sells it to a refinery for $10,000. After processing, the refinery sells the gasoline to a wholesaler for $13,000, who then sells it to a gas station for $15,000. The gas station sells it to customers for $22,000. In these transactions, how much has been added to GDP?
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$15,000 |
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$60,000 |
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$13,000 |
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$22,000 |
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$10,000 |
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