Q3. You are given the following information about an economy: Gross private domestic investment = 40 Government purchases of goods and services = 30 Gross national product (GNP) = 200 Current account balance = -20 Taxes = 60 Government transfer payments to the domestic private sector = 25 Interest payments from the government to the domestic private sector = 15 (Assume all interest payments by the government go to domestic households.) Factor income received from rest of world = 7 Factor payments made to rest of world = 9 Find the following, assuming that government investment is zero: (e.) Private saving                            (f.) Government saving (g.) National saving

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You are given the following information about an economy:

  • Gross private domestic investment = 40
  • Government purchases of goods and services = 30
  • Gross national product (GNP) = 200
  • Current account balance = -20
  • Taxes = 60
  • Government transfer payments to the domestic private sector = 25
  • Interest payments from the government to the domestic private sector = 15 (Assume all interest payments by the government go to domestic households.)
  • Factor income received from rest of world = 7
  • Factor payments made to rest of world = 9

Find the following, assuming that government investment is zero:

(e.) Private saving                            (f.) Government saving

(g.) National saving

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