The Expenditures Approach to Calculating GDP Sums Consumer Spending, Gross

question 282

Multiple Choice

The expenditures approach to calculating GDP sums consumer spending, gross private domestic investment, government spending, and

• A) exports.
• B) imports.
• C) exports minus imports.
• D) imports minus exports.

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Subjective Attributes

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Unbiased Purchase Decision

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Government Agencies

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