The following are data for an economy in billions of dollars: Net rental income 141 Depreciation 1,241 Compensation of employees 5,715 Personal consumption expenditures 6,728 Sales and excise taxes 762 Gross private domestic investment 1,767 Exports of goods and services 1,102 Imports of goods and services 1,466 Government purchases of goods and services 1,741 Net interest 532 Proprietors’ income 715 Corporate profits 876 Net factor income from rest of world -12 a. Compute GDP using the expenditure

The Expenditure Approach is a method of measuring GDP by calculating all spending throughout the economy including consumer consumption, investing, government spending, and net exports. This method calculates what a country produces, assuming that the finished goods and services of a country equals the amount spent in the country for that period.

The formula is:

GDP=C+I+G+/-NX

GDP: Gross Domestic Product

(C) consumer spending – this is the amount that all consumers spend on goods and services for personal use.

(I) investment – this is the amount that businesses or owners spend to invest in new equipment or expansions.

(G) government spending – this includes spending on new infrastructure like bridges and roads.

(NX) net exports – this includes spending on a country’s exports minus its spending on imports.

GDP= 6,728+1,767 +1,741+(1,102-1,466)

GDP= 9,872