Which of the following is a limitation of using the GDP as a measure of economic performance?
a. It does not take into consideration how the economy intersects with race, class,
and gender.
b. It overestimates the costs of environmental harm.
c. It takes into consideration economic activities that do not have an attached price,
thereby skewing the results.
d. It is based on a comparative method of evaluating the GDP against other
economic measures.
Answer: A
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