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Briefly explain various terms associated with measuring of National Income. |
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Answer» (i) Gross National Product (GNP): It is the total value of goods and services produced and income received by the domestic residents of a country. It includes profit earned from capital invested abroad. GNP = C + I + G + (X – M) + NFIA (ii) Gross Domestic Product (GDP): It is the value of output of goods and service produced by the factors of production within the Geographical boundaries of a country. GDP = GNP – NFIA (iii) Net National Product (NNP): It is arrived by deducting Depreciation value from the Gross National Product. NNP = GNP – Depreciation (iv) Net Domestic Product ( NDP): It is arrived by deducting the value of depreciation from the Gross Domestic Product. NDP = GDP – Depreciation (v) Per-Capita Income: It is obtained by dividing the National Income by the population of a country. PCI = N.I / population In the above context, C – Consumption expenditure I – Investment expenditure G – Government expenditure NFIA – Net Factor Income earned from Abroad Depreciation – Wear and Tear expenses (vi) Personal Income: It is the total money income received by all the individual of a country from all possible sources before direct taxes. PI = NI Corporate Income Taxes – Undistributed Corpo – rate profit – social security Contribution + Transfer payment (vii) Disposable Income (DI): It means the actual income which can be spent on consumption by the people of the country. DI = PI – Direct taxes |
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