Compensation of employees Net operating surplus
Consumption of fixed capital
Gross value added at factor cost
Other taxes on production
Other subsidies on production
Gross value added at basic prices
Taxation on products
Subsidies on products
Gross domestic product at market prices
Rmilion
2 320 319
1 249 182
676 486
4 245 848
101 936
6492
4 441 292
545 668
12 961
4 873 899
Adapted from South Afncan Reserve Bank Quarterly Bulletin March 2019;
3.11.1 Give ONE example of taxes on products.
3.11.2 What effect does subsidies on production have on GDP at basic prices? (1)
3.11.3 Briefly describe the term consumption of fixed capital.
(2)
3.11.4 Why are taxes added when calculating Gross Domestic Product at market
prices?
(2)
3.11.5 Why does government provide subsidies on products?
(2 x 2) (4)
3.12 Copy the graph below in the ANSWER BOOK. Indicate the new
consumption curve, new equilibrium formed after investment increased by R20
million, and describe the multiplier effect of the increase of investment of R20 million
on the economy.​