Given the following data for Country X for the year 2022 (in billions of rupees): Net domestic product at factor cost = 800, Indirect taxes = 120, Subsidies = 30, Depreciation = 100. Compute the Gross National Product (GNP) at market price.
Answer
Rs. 990 billion
The correct answer is Rs. 990 billion — Thus GNP at market price = Rs. 990 billion.
Step-by-step solution
- Start with NDP at factor cost = Rs. 800 billion.
- Add indirect taxes to convert factor cost to market price: 800 + 120 = Rs. 920 billion.
- Subtract subsidies because they reduce market price: 920 – 30 = Rs. 890 billion (this is GDP at market price).
- Add depreciation to obtain Gross National Product (GNP) at market price, assuming zero net factor income from abroad: 890 + 100 = Rs. 990 billion.
- Thus GNP at market price = Rs. 990 billion.
Common mistake: Adding depreciation before adjusting for indirect taxes and subsidies
Concept tested: GNP calculation from NDP
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