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Consider the national income accounting data provided in the following table:
Item Billions of Dollars
Gross private domestic investment $45
Personal Taxes 30
Proprietor Income 50
Transfer Payments 20
Indirect business taxes 15
Corporate income taxes 10
Government expenditures 39
Consumption of fixed capital (depreciation) 10
U.S. exports 20
Compensation to Employees (wages) 175
Dividends 15
Corporate Ret. Earnings (Undistributed Profits) 5
Net foreign factor income earned in U.S. 3
Rental Income 25
Social security contributions 5
U.S. Imports 15
Interest Income 35
Statistical Discrepancies 2
i) Calculate the dollar value of gross domestic product (GDP).
ii) Determine the dollar value of consumption spending in the economy.
1)
Compensation of employees |
175 |
Proprietors' income |
50 |
Interest |
35 |
Rent |
25 |
Consumption of fixed capital |
10 |
Less: Net foreign factor income |
-3 |
292 |
2) GDP = Personal consumption expenditures + Gross private domestic investment + Government purchases + (Exports - Imports)
292 = Personal consumption expenditures + 45 + 39 + (20 - 15)
292 = Personal consumption expenditures + 89
Personal consumption expenditures = 203