In a simplified economy with no government or foreign trade, suppose total output is $1000 billion. If planned consumption spending is $700 billion and planned investment spending is $200 billion, which of the following statements is necessarily true based on the national accounts identity?
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In a simplified economy with no government or foreign trade, suppose total output is $1000 billion. If planned consumption spending is $700 billion and planned investment spending is $200 billion, which of the following statements is necessarily true based on the national accounts identity?
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