The following provides data for an economy in a certain year. Consumption expenditures$50Imports$40Government purchases of goods and services$20Construction of new homes and apartments$30Sales of existing homes and apartments$40Exports$50Government payments to retirees$10Household purchases of durable goods$20Beginning-of-year inventory$10End-of-year inventory$20Business fixed investment$30Given the data, compute the government purchases component of GDP.
A. $40
B. $30
C. $10
D. $20
Answer: D
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