Use the concepts of gross investment and net investment to distinguish between an economy that has a rising stock of capital and one that has a failing stock of capital. Explain: “Though net investment can be positive, negative or zero it is impossible for gross investment to be less than zero.

The figure shows the flows of income and expenditure in an economy. In 2008, Q was $1,100 billion, U was $250 billion, W was $550 billion, R was $100 billion, and Z was $80 billion. Calculate investment and saving. Investment is $220 billion. Saving is $ billion. ...

Which of the following is true about the components of GDP?   When we buy stocks, this is economic investment. Net exports must always be a negative number. Government purchases make up the largest part of GDP. A refrigerator is a durable consumption good.

1. Calculate the values for the blanks in the shaded areas of the table below (identify your responses in a logical fashion in your document): Expenditure Components of GDP by Country, 2018 (billions of US dollars) Denmark Finland Australia Canada India Japan New Zealand UK US Consumption 808.7 996.9 165.9 146.1 1650.6 2763.3 120.0 1870.5 13998.7 Investment Business fixed investment 336.9 385.1 78.8 65.6 842.7 1202.5 49.1 487.3 4260.7 Changes in inventories 0.1 9.4 2.9 3.4 27.4 11.2 0.1 5.8 54.7 Government 275.5 357.1 86.6 62.7 312.1 981.6 38.4 528.3 2904.3 Net Exports Exports Imports 348.5 544.9 197.9 106.8 548.6 917.1 58.2 856.8 2510.2 312.0 581.1 176.4 108.8 657.0 904.4 58.1 907.1 3148.5 GDP Source: UNData, UN Statistics Division, data.un.org, GDP by Type of Expenditure at current prices – US dollars 2. Based on the information in the table and your calculations for Question #1: Do any countries have positive net exports? Which one(s)? Which country has the largest negative net…