Refer to the Following Table When Answering
Table

question 25

Multiple Choice

Refer to the following table when answering
Table 2.2: U.S. 2011-2012 Domestic Income ($ billions)
$$\begin{array} { l | r r } & { 2011 } & 2012 \\\hline \text { Compensation of employees, paid } & 8,303 & 8,600 \\\text { Wage and salary accruals } & 6,669 & 6,914 \\\text { Supplements to wages and salaries } & 1,634 & 1,687 \\\text { Taxes on production and imports } & 1,098 & 1,130 \\\text { Subsidies } & 62 & 61 \\\text { Net operating surplus } & 3,768 & 3,963 \\\text { Private enterprises } & 3,794 & 3,997 \\\text { Current surplus of government enterprises } & - 27 & - 34 \\\text { Depreciati on of fixed capital } & 1,937 & 2,012 \\\text { Private } & 1,587 & 1,648 \\\text { Government } & 349 & 364 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Consider Table 2.2, National Income Accounts for 2011 and 2012. From this data, total GDP in 2012 was about ________ billion.

• A) $15,644
• B) $15,044
• C) $34,339
• D) $14,576
• E) $17,201

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