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Question

_____ accounts for the difference between the concept of market price and factor cost in national income measurement.

The correct answer is

Net indirect taxes

In national income accounting, the difference between market price and factor cost arises due to the presence of net indirect taxes. The formula used is:

Market Price = Factor Cost + Indirect Taxes - Subsidies

- Indirect taxes (e.g., GST, excise duty, VAT) increase the price of goods and services.

- Subsidies (e.g., government grants, fuel subsidies) reduce the market price of goods and services.

- Net Indirect Taxes = Indirect Taxes - Subsidies.

Thus, net indirect taxes account for the difference between market price and factor cost.

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    1) Private retail trading was strictly forbidden

    2) Private enterprise was strictly forbidden

    3) Peasants were not allowed to sell their surplus

    4) To secure liquid capital, concessions were allowed to foreign capitalists, but the State retained the option of purchasing the product of such concerns

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  4. In ________ economies, all productive resources are owned and controlled by the government.

  5. Private ownership of the means of production is a feature of a _______ economy.

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