Use the expenditure approach to calculate the value of the GDP in column B. Use the income approach to calculate the value of the GDP in column C. Explain in your own words the reason why the aggregate GDP income equals the aggregate GDP expenditure.

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The data below in Column A shows items from Canada’s national accounts in Qtr4 of 202x. The values are in x$1,000,000.  

  1. Use the expenditure approach to calculate the value of the GDP in column B.
  2. Use the income approach to calculate the value of the GDP in column C.
  3. Explain in your own words the reason why the aggregate GDP income equals the aggregate GDP expenditure.

 

GDP Category 

(A) 

Qtr4-202x Values 

(B) 

GDP from Expenditure 

Approach 

(C) 

GDP from Income 

Approach 

Consumer consumption expenditure 

1,385 

 

 

Government consumption and expenditure 

659 

 

 

Rent and interest 

347 

 

 

Investments by businesses 

535 

 

 

Corporate profit 

992 

 

 

Net exports 

325 

 

 

Wages 

1,422 

 

 

Indirect taxes less subsidies 

312 

 

 

Depreciation 

444 

 

 

Total 

 

xxx 

xxx 

 

 

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