EET 301: MACROECONOMIC THEORY
1. The following information was extracted from KNBS national
account.
ITEMS
FIGURES (KSH)
GNP
1890
Capital consumption
allowance
197
Indirect business
taxes
165
Business transfer
payment
9
Net
subsidies
2
Corporate
profit
140
Dividends
41
Corporate profit
tax
69
Net
Interest
101
Contribution for social
insurance
139
Government
transfer
198
Personal Interest
Income
148
Net business Savings (Retained
earnings)
30
Interest paid by government to people and business 42
Interest received by
government
25
Interest paid by consumers to
business
30
Personal tax
payment
228
Personal
savings
67
Transfer to
foreigners
1
Net National
Product
1693
Required to compute
a) National Income
b) Personal Income
c) Disposable personal Income
d) Consumption Expenditure
a) National income= NNP - Indirect taxes+ subsidies =1693-165+2=1530
b) Personal income= National Income - Corporate tax - Retained earnings + Business transfer payments + Government transfer payments = 1530 -69 - 30 + 9 + 198 = 1638
c) Personal disposable income = Personal income - Personal taxes = 1638-228=1410
d) Consumption expenditure = Personal disposable income - Personal savings = 1410-67=1343.
Note: While calculating Consumption expenditure it is assumed that the government consumption expenditures are distributed as income of the individuals and is included in the personal income.
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