Question

The table below shows the expenditure components for the United States in 2015. Expenditures in the United States Expenditure Component Amount of Expenditure (billions of dollara) Durable goods $1,367.1 Nondurable goods 2,666.0 Services 8,299.1 Nonresidential fixed investment 2,336.2 Residential fixed investment 645.4 Change in private inventories 111.9 Exports 2,264.9 Imports 2,789.0 Federal government 1,224.0 State and local government 1,994.9sing the values in the table, calculate the following aggregate expenditures and nominal GDP.Instructions: Round your answers to one decimal place.a. What is the value of consumption expenditures in 2015?$ billionb. What is the value of government expenditures in 2015?$ billionc. What is the value of gross investment in 2015?$ billiond. What is the value of nominal GDP in 2015?$ billion

Answer 1

Answer:

a. $12,332.2 billion

b. $3218.9  billion

c. $3093.5 billion

d.  $18120.5 billion

Explanation:

a. The value of Consumption Expenditure = Sum of consumption expenditure on all goods and services

= $1,367.1 billion + $2,666 billion + $8,299.1 billion

= $12,332.2 billion

b. The value of Government Expenditure = Sum of expenditure by federal Government and State & Local government

= $1224.0 billion + $1994.9 billion

= $3218.9  billion

c. Gross Investment = Sum of investment and inventories

=Non-residential fixed investment +  Residential fixed investment + Change in private inventories

= $2336.2 billion + $645.4 billion + $111.9 billion

= $3093.5 billion

d. Nominal GDP = C + I + G + (X-M)

= $12332.2 billion + $3093.5 billion + $3218.9 billion + ($2264.9 billion - $2789 billion)

= $18120.5 billion