or $850,000. As part of the sale, Tom paid $17,000 for real estate agent fee, $8,000 for advertising fee and $95,000 for capital gain tax. Considering all of the above numbers, how much would GDP in 2022 increase by? A) $850,000, which is how much Tom sold the house for B) $95,000 C) $190,000 D) $0, GDP would

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In 2022, Tom spent $70,000 renovating his house. In the same year, he sold his house to a couple from Bacchus Marsh for $850,000. As part of the sale, Tom paid $17,000 for real estate agent fee, $8,000 for advertising fee and $95,000 for capital gain tax.
Considering all of the above numbers, how much would GDP in 2022 increase by?
A) $850,000, which is how much Tom sold the house for
B) $95,000
C) $190,000
D) $0, GDP would be unchanged because the sale of this already established house is considered the sale of a second-hand good. 
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