-In the Above Table, the Government Sector Balance Is a

question 29

Multiple Choice

$$\begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline \text { Component } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Amount } \\\text { (billions of dollars) }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Investment }, I & 700 \\\hline \text { Net taxes, } T & 1,300 \\\hline \text { Government expenditure }, & 1,200 \\G\\\hline \text { Exports, } X & 1,500 \\\hline \text { Imports }, M & 1,700 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-In the above table, the government sector balance is a

• A) deficit of $200 billion.
• B) deficit of $100 billion.
• C) surplus of $100 billion.
• D) surplus of $200 billion.

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