A wealthy Japanese executive decides to buy a large amount of U.S. assets. This would contribute to
a. a deficit in the U.S. current account
b. a deficit in the U.S. capital account
c. a surplus in the U.S. current account
d. a surplus in the U.S. capital account
e. a deficit in the total balance of payments
D
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. sell below the market price and increase its economic profit b. sell all it wants at the market price c. sell above the market price and increase its economic profit d. supply the entire market e. choose its own price
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a. decrease the general price level. b. increase the general price level. c. cause increased unemployment. d. cause decreased rates of economic growth.
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A) a small; large B) a large; small C) any; large D) Both answers A and B are correct. E) None of the above answers is correct.