If foreigners held U.S. assets worth $200 billion during a certain year and the value of the current account for that year was -$189 billion, the total volume of foreign assets held domestically was worth ________

A) $101 billion B) $389 billion C) $421 billion D) $211 billion


D

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There has been a decrease in the demand for socks. This change can be shown graphically as a:

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