1. (06.01 MC) Use the data from a nation's balance of payments below to answer the following...
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1.
(06.01 MC) Use the data from a nation's balance of payments below to answer the following question.
Exports | $750 |
Imports | $600 |
Net income from abroad | $225 |
Net unilateral transfers | $30 |
Based on the data above, what is the current account and financial/capital account balance? (5 points)
The current account is in surplus, and the financial/capital account is in deficit. | |
The current account is in deficit, and the financial/capital account is in surplus. | |
The current account and financial/capital account are both in deficit. | |
The current account and financial/capital account are both in surplus. | |
The current account is zero, and the financial/capital account is in surplus. |
2.
(06.01 LC) Net unilateral transfers would be counted in a country's (5 points)
capital account | |
financial account | |
current account | |
nominal GDP | |
real GDP |
3.
(06.01 LC) A surplus in a country's financial/capital account necessarily means (5 points)
an inflationary economy | |
a recessionary economy | |
a country's exports exceeding its imports | |
flat real interest rates | |
a deficit in its current account |
4.
(06.01 MC) Which of the following is an example of a current account transaction? (5 points)
A Canadian business sells $100 million in maple syrup to the United States. | |
The United States government purchases $20 million worth of British pounds. | |
A South Korean company builds a factory in Bangladesh. | |
A major American technology company buys out its largest rival. | |
A Chinese firm purchases United States government bonds. |
5.
(06.01 MC) Which of the following is an example of a financial/capital account transaction? (5 points)
Foreign aid after a natural disaster | |
Someone in one country buying a government bond of another country | |
A government paying annual interest to a foreigner who owns government bonds of the country | |
An emigrant to one country sending money to family back in his country of origin | |
The sale of machinery between two international companies |
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