A Country Recently Had a GDP of $1000 Billion

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Essay

A country recently had a GDP of $1000 billion. Its consumption expenditures were $650 billion, its government spent $250 billion, and it had domestic investment of $150 billion. What was the value of this country's net capital outflow? Explain how you found your answer.

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Definitions:

Fixed Amount

A specified sum of money that does not vary or change under certain conditions or over a certain period of time.

Hold

To maintain possession or control of something, or to defer a decision or action until further notice or information is received.

Funds

Financial resources set aside for a specific purpose, often pooled together from multiple sources and managed to achieve a specific investment goal.

Collecting

The action or hobby of gathering items of a particular type, often of cultural, historical, or financial value.