Table 53
National Income Accounts (Dollar Figures Are in Billions) on

question 109

Multiple Choice

$\begin{array}{|l|r|}\hline \text { Expenditures for consumer goods and services } & \$ 8,200 \\\hline \text { Exports } & \$ 1,700 \\\hline \text { Government purchases of goods and services } & \$ 2,500 \\\hline \text { Social Security taxes } & \$ 1,900 \\\hline \text { Net investment } & \$ 1,400 \\\hline \text { Indirect business taxes } & \$ 1,400 \\\hline \text { Imports } & \$ 1,900 \\\hline \text { Gross investment } & \$ 1,800 \\\hline \text { Corporate income taxes } & \$ 600 \\\hline \text { Personal income taxes } & \$ 1,500 \\\hline \text { Corporate retained earnings } & \$ 130 \\\hline \text { Net foreign factor income } & \$ 100 \\\hline \text { Government transfer payments to households } & \$ 1,600 \\\hline \text { Net interest payments to households } & \$ 500 \\\hline\end{array}$

Table 5.3
National Income Accounts (dollar figures are in billions) On the basis of Table 5.3,the value of the income aggregate that is defined as "the part of disposable income not spent on current consumption" (also known as savings) is

• A)-$500 billion.
• B)$500 billion.
• C)$370 billion.
• D)$8,570 billion.

Grasp the concept of cash flow and its importance for short-term financial decision-making.

Identify and explain the differences between assets, liabilities, and equity.

Understand the role of budgets in planning and controlling organizational finances.

Grasp the critical steps in the accounting cycle and their sequential order.

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