A country's capital stock is the ?
Correct answer: C. sum of previous gross investment minus depreciation
- A. approximated investment minus actual investment
- B. inflow of investment from abroad
- C. sum of previous gross investment minus depreciation
- D. difference between GDP and capital consumption
Explanation
Capital stock is accumulated gross investment less the depreciation of existing capital, giving the economy's net stock of productive assets. Foreign investment inflows and the difference between GDP and capital consumption are not complete definitions.
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