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12b) Personal Income = Consumption + ?
a) Exports
b) Savings
c) Capital
d) Investment
12c)Fill in the blanks
Even though Savings isn't in the GDP formula directly: GDP = C + I + NX + G, it can have a long-term benefit to the economy by indirectly affecting the efficacy of all those terms for a long period of time._______________(true, false). We are still benefiting from the past savings and spending of others from 100+ years ago.________________(true, false).
12b) correct option - b) savings
Personal income can either be consumed or saved. There is no other direct use of it apart from these two.
Therefore, personal income = consumption + savings
Q12C) (i) True
Although saving doesn't enter into GDP formula directly but it have effects on all the components of GDP. Like investment - it is because of savings only required amount of money for investment can be accumulated.
(ii) true.
Because some people long ago saved money and made investment. Many of the corporate house are standing proudly and they have made significant amount of contribution in making of today's economy.