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Q.Explain the income method and the expenditure method of measuring national income.

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Income Method. This method sums the income actually earned by the owners of the factors of production employed in producing a year's output:

Domestic Factor Income (NDP at FC)=Compensation of Employees+Rent+Interest+Profit+Mixed Income of Self-Employed\text{Domestic Factor Income (NDP at FC)} = \text{Compensation of Employees} + \text{Rent} + \text{Interest} + \text{Profit} + \text{Mixed Income of Self-Employed}

Adding Net Factor Income from Abroad converts this purely domestic total into National Income (NNP at Factor Cost). This method suits the organised sector, where wage records, rent agreements, and company profit accounts are available to verify the figures.

Expenditure Method. This method instead sums all final expenditure on domestically produced goods and services — matching the four-sector circular flow directly:

Y=C+I+G+(X−M)Y = C + I + G + (X - M) …

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