Which one of the following is not a component of total expenditures? A. Merchandise inventories. B. Consumption spending. C. Investment expenditures. D. Government purchases.

A. Merchandise inventories.

Explanation:

The formula to compute the gross domestic product is shown below:

Gross domestic product = Consumption spending + Investment expenditure + Government purchase + Net exports

where,

Net exports = Exports - imports

So, the above items reflect the component of total expenditures

whereas the merchandise inventory is a current asset that shows on the asset side of the balance sheet  

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