Which of the following economic indicators would be most useful for figuring out how heathy a country’s businesses are
a. retail sale
b. corporate profits
c. gross domestic product
d. new housing construction

B. Corporate profit is an economic indicator that helps to figure out the health of country’s businesses.

Explanation:

Corporate profit determines the strength of the business in a country. Businesses improve by making money and gaining profits. The profits are re-invested in their business or pay dividends to the shareholders.

Increasing the corporate tax rates increases the government tax revenues. The corporate profits are defined as the net income of corporations. Wealth of the country is determined by the Corporate profit.