The Advanced Silicon Devices semiconductor factory costs $20 million to build and is depreciated (on a straight line basis, to make this simple) over 20 years. Also it borrows the money to build the factory at 8% interest. The factory has a capacity of 400,000 chips per year that sell for $30 apiece. Labor costs are $1.5 million, and raw material costs are $0.5 million. Ongoing research and development costs are $3 million. The factory sells all its chips to the Itty Bitty Machine company, which manufactures 40,000 computers a year that sell (wholesale) for $800 each. That factory costs $35 million to build, with the same rate of interest and depreciation as the semiconductor factory. Besides paying for the chips, the costs are $4 million for labor, $2 million for other parts (half of which are imported), and $2.5 million for ongoing R&D. The computer company sells its entire stock to Computers R Us, which then sells them to individuals at an average retail price of $1,200 plus 5% sales tax. The store has labor costs of $6 million, advertising costs of $4 million, and rent of $1 million. (A) Calculate the value added at each stage of production. (B) Calculate total GDP by components. (C) Calculate total gross national income for each factor payment.
The Advanced Silicon Devices semiconductor
(A) Calculate the value added at each stage of production.
(B) Calculate total
(C) Calculate total gross
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