The following table provides data for an economy in a certain year.Consumption expenditures1,000Imports600Government purchases of goods and services700Construction of new homes and apartments500Sales of existing homes and apartments600Exports500Government payments to retirees200Household purchases of durable goods300Beginning-of-year inventory500End-of-year inventory600Business fixed investment300Given the data in the table, compute the government purchases component of GDP.

A. 700
B. 900
C. 500
D. 200

Answer: A

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