Table 5.3National Income Accounts (dollar figures are in billions)Expenditures for consumer goods and services$8,200Exports$1,700Government purchases of goods and services$2,500Social Security taxes$1,900Net investment$1,400Indirect business taxes$1,400Imports$1,900Gross investment$1,800Corporate income taxes$600Personal income taxes$1,500Corporate retained earnings$130Net foreign factor income$100Government transfer payments to households$1600Net interest payments to households$500On the basis of Table 5.3, the value of the income aggregate that is defined as "the part of disposable income not spent on current consumption" (also known as savings) is
A. $370 billion.
B. $500 billion.
C. $8,570 billion.
D. -$500 billion.
Answer: A
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