If We Add Up the Consumer Spending on Goods and Services

question 127

Multiple Choice

If we add up the consumer spending on goods and services, investment spending, government purchases of goods and services, and the value of exports, then subtract the value of imports, we have measured the nation's:

• A) disposable income.
• B) gross domestic product.
• C) trade deficit.
• D) budget deficit.

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Definitions:

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