Scenario 5.1 Suppose That Personal Income Is $250 Billion. Furthermore, Assume That

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Scenario 5.1
Suppose that personal income is $250 billion. Furthermore, assume that retained corporate earnings are $2 billion, social security taxes are $15 billion, social security benefit checks equal $16 billion, the capital consumption allowance is $32 billion, and corporate taxes amount to $40 billion.
-Refer to Scenario 5.1. What will be the value of net national product in this country?

• A) $209 billion
• B) $219 billion
• C) $283 billion
• D) $291 billion
• E) $323 billion

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