Refer to the Accompanying National Income Data (In Billions of

question 9

Multiple Choice

$$\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \text { Consumption of Fixed Capital } & \$ 25 \\\hline \text { Government Purchases } & 315 \\\hline \text { US imports } & 260 \\\hline \text { Personal Taxes } & 45 \\\hline \text { Transfer Payments } & 247 \\\hline \text { US Exports } & 249 \\\hline \text { Personal Consumption Expenditures } & 475 \\\hline \text { Net Foreign Factor Income } & 5 \\\hline \text { Gross Private Domestic Investment } & 300 \\\hline \text { Taxes on Production and Imports } & 245 \\\hline \text { Undistributed Corporate Profits } & 60 \\\hline \text { Social Security Contributions } & 240 \\\hline \text { Corporate Income Taxes } & 65 \\\hline \text { Statistical Discrepancy } & 40 \\\hline\end{array}$$ Refer to the accompanying national income data (in billions of dollars) . Disposable income is

• A) $611 billion.
• B) $659 billion.
• C) $667 billion.
• D) $686 billion.

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