Use the following table of U.S. balance of payments accounts to answer the next question.Current AccountFinancial AccountCapital AccountCreditDebitCreditDebitCreditDebit$45 billion$60 billion$72 billion$52 billion$7 billion$12 billionSuppose the U.S. exports $10 billion of coal to France. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The increase in the financial account credit of $10 billion will reduce the capital account credit by $2 billion and the current account credit by $8 billion.
B. The increase in the capital account debit of $10 billion will increase the financial account debit by $10 billion as well.
C. The increase in the current account debit of $10 billion will be offset by an increase in the capital account of $10 billion.
D. The increase in the current account credit causes an increase in the financial and capital account surpluses of $5 billion each.
Answer: D
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