The following table shows the data for a hypothetical economy in a specific year. All figures are in billions of dollars. Billions of Dollars Category Personal consumption expenditures Purchases of stocks and bonds $60 30 Net exports Government purchases -10 30 Sales of secondhand items Gross investment 25 Instructions: Enter your answer as a whole number. What is the country's GDP for the year? $ billion

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The following table shows the data for a hypothetical economy in a specific year. All figures are in billions of dollars.
Category
Billions of Dollars
Personal consumption expenditures
Purchases of stocks and bonds
Net exports
Government purchases
$60
30
-10
30
Sales of secondhand items
8
Gross investment
25
Instructions: Enter your answer as a whole number.
What is the country's GDP for the year?
$
billion
Transcribed Image Text:The following table shows the data for a hypothetical economy in a specific year. All figures are in billions of dollars. Category Billions of Dollars Personal consumption expenditures Purchases of stocks and bonds Net exports Government purchases $60 30 -10 30 Sales of secondhand items 8 Gross investment 25 Instructions: Enter your answer as a whole number. What is the country's GDP for the year? $ billion
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To calculate GDP by expenditure method:

GDP=personal consumption expenditure+gross investment+government purchases+net exports

It has to be understood that sale of secondhand items & purchase of stocks and bond won't be included in the estimation of GDP.

 

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