You Have Some Estimates of National Accounts Numbers for a Closed

question 57

Multiple Choice

You have some estimates of national accounts numbers for a closed economy for the coming year.Under one set of expectations,government purchases will be $30 billion,transfer payments will be $10 billion,and taxes will be $45 billion.Under another set of expectations,GDP will be $200 billion,taxes will be $50 billion,transfer payments will be $20 billion,consumption will be $120 million,and investment will be $40 billion.Based on these numbers in the first case there should be a

• A)$15 billion surplus,and in the second case a $10 billion surplus.
• B)$15 billion surplus,and in the second case a $30 billion deficit.
• C)$5 billion surplus,and in the second case a $10 billion deficit.
• D)$5 billion surplus,and in the second case a $30 billion deficit.

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Definitions:

Accounting

The systematic recording, reporting, and analysis of financial transactions of a business.

Aromatic Molecules

Organic compounds characterized by the presence of one or more benzene rings.

AntiAromatic

Compounds that are cyclic, conjugated, but do not follow Huckel's rule, resulting in instability and lack of aromatic character.

NonAromatic

A compound that does not contain a cyclic, planar ring with a delocalized π-electron system typical of aromatic compounds.