Answer the Question on the Basis of the Following Table

question 85

Multiple Choice

Answer the question on the basis of the following table for a particular country in which C is consumption expenditures,I_g is gross investment expenditures,G is government expenditures,X is exports,and M is imports.All figures are in billions of dollars.Each question is independent of other question using the same table,unless otherwise stated. $\begin{array}{c}\begin{array}{c}\underline{\text {Price Level}}\\128 \\125 \\122 \\119 \\116\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\underline{\text {C}} \\ \$ 18 \\20 \\22 \\24 \\26\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\underline{\mathrm{I}_{\mathrm{g}} }\\ \$ 2 \\4 \\6 \\8 \\10\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\underline{\text {G }}\\ \$ 3 \\3 \\3 \\3 \\3\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\underline{\text {X }}\\\$ 1 \\2 \\3 \\4 \\5\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\underline{\text {M}} \\ \$ 5 \\4 \\3 \\2 \\1\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\underline{\text {Real GDP}} \\ \\\\\\ \\\\\end{array}\end{array}$
Refer to the table.If the equilibrium level of real GDP is $43 billion,its level of consumption will be:

• A) $20 billion.
• B) $22 billion.
• C) $24 billion.
• D) $26 billion.

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Variable Manufacturing Overhead

Indirect production costs that vary with the level of production output, such as utilities or materials handling expenses.

Last Month

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Variable Overhead

Indirect, fluctuating costs that change with the level of production or organizational activity.