Question: Question 3) The following data summarizes the expenditures for the country H during 2025 in billions of dollars, and the currency of country H. Measure

Question 3)The following data summarizes the expenditures for the country H during 2025 in billions of dollars, and the currency of country H.

Measure in $ billions Year 2020 Measure in $ billions Year 2020

Total Spending

Total income

Business investment (I)

100 Wage 1369.44
Government Spending (G) 400 Rental income 128.26
Transfer payments (TR) 200 Corporate Profits 301.52
Personal Consumption (C) 1200 Net interests 135.68
Net Export (NX) 30 Depreciation Expenditures 112
Government (Public) Investment 102.5

Tax Revenue 650 Tax

650

GDP deflector 101.5

Q3a)Calculate GDP using the 'expenditure 'approach. List the formula. (3 marks) Q3b) Calculate GDP using the 'Income' approach. List the formula. (3 marks) Q3c)Calculate the government budget (surplus/deficit/balanced) amount. (2 marks)

Q3d)Table 1: Consider the following table that contains key macroeconomic data for Country H:

Economic Data 2019 2020
Working Age Population (WAP) (in millions) 43.33 42.97
Employed Persons (E) 27.5 26.2
Unemployed Persons (U) 1.1 1.45
Consumer Price Index (CPI) 118 115
Consumers Spending $783 $700

Q3 d)Calculate the labour force participation rate (LFPR%) andthe unemployment rate (UR%) in 2020.

(2 marks)

Q3e)Calculate the inflation rate between 2019 to 2020 for Country H. (3 marks)

Q3f)Given the key macroeconomic indicators from your calculations from Q3d) and Q3e), which phase the economy of country H is in? Explain. (2 marks)

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