-Using the Information in the Table Above, Net Exports Equals

question 172

Multiple Choice

$$\begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline \text { Component } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Amount } \\\text { (billions of } \\\text { dollars) }\end{array} \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Personal consumption } \\\text { expenditure }\end{array} & 3,720 \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Government } \\\text { expenditure }\end{array} & 430 \\\hline \text { Gros investment } & 610 \\\hline \text { Net investment } & 520 \\\hline \text { Exports } & 650 \\\hline \text { Imports } & 720 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Using the information in the table above, net exports equals

• A) -$70 billion.
• B) $650 billion.
• C) $20 billion.
• D) $1,370 billion.

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