The following is national income account data for a hypothetical economy in billions of dollars: gross private domestic investment ($320), imports ($35), exports ($22), personal consumption expenditures ($2,460), and government purchases ($470). What is GDP in this economy

The answer is $3,237billions

Explanation:

Gross Domestic Product is the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country during a given period of time usually a year.

The formula is:

G + I + C + (X-M)

where G is government expenditure or purchases

I is private domestic investment

C is personal consumption expenditure

X is export

M is imports.

Therefore, GDP is

$470 + $320 + $2,460 + ($22-$35)

$3,250 - $13

$3,237billions.