Enter the total economic income ($) and the government income and subsidies ($) into the Aggregate Cost Calculator. The calculator will evaluate and display the Aggregate Cost. 

Aggregate Cost Formula

The following formula is used to calculate the Aggregate Cost. 

AC = EI – GI

  • Where AC is the Aggregate Cost ($)
  • EI is the total economic income ($) 
  • GI is the government income and subsidies ($) 

How to Calculate Aggregate Cost?

The following example problems outline how to calculate Aggregate Cost.

Example Problem #1:

  1. First, determine the total economic income ($). The total economic income ($) is given as 5,000,000.
  2. Next, determine the government income and subsidies ($). The government income and subsidies ($) is provided as 1,000,000.
  3. Finally, calculate the Aggregate Cost using the equation above: 

AC = EI – GI

The values given above are inserted into the equation below:

AC = 5,000,000 – 1,000,000 = 4,000,000.00 ($)


Example Problem #2: 

The variables needed for this problem are provided below:

total economic income ($) = 6,000,000

government income and subsidies ($) = 2,000,000

Entering these values and solving gives:

AC = EI – GI = 4,000,000.00 ($)